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Zabaglione

Cooks' Note

The eggs in this dish are not fully cooked; it should not be prepared for pregnant women, babies, young children, the elderly, or anyone whose health is compromised.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet Marsala wine
Black Pepper Cookies, for serving (recipe follows)

Black Pepper Cookies

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
2 large egg whites, room temperature
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
(makes about 2 1/2 dozen)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk the yolks and sugar in a medium glass bowl until creamy, about 5 minutes.

    Step 2

    Set the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Add the Marsala; whisk until the mixture almost doubles in volume, about 15 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Serve with black pepper cookies.

  2. Black Pepper Cookies

    Step 3

    Preheat the oven to 425°F with a rack in the center. Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and salt. Beat in the egg whites until incorporated. Combine the flour and pepper in a small bowl; add to the butter mixture in 3 batches, mixing until just combined.

    Step 4

    Put the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip (such as Ateco #804). Pipe 3-inch strips, about 1/2 inch apart, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, keeping the tip close to the sheet for thin cookies. Bake until the edges are golden and the centers are set, about 7 minutes. Let cool on the sheet 5 minutes before transferring with a spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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