Cannoli Siciliani Recipe:
Ingredients
- ✓For shells: 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ✓2 tablespoons sugar
- ✓1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- ✓2 tablespoons butter
- ✓1 egg
- ✓1/2 cup white wine
- ✓Vegetable oil for frying
- ✓For filling: 2 cups ricotta cheese
- ✓1 cup powdered sugar
- ✓1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ✓1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- ✓Candied orange peel, chopped
- ✓Pistachios, chopped for garnish
- ✓Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- 1
Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl
- 2
Add egg and wine, mix until dough forms
- 3
Knead dough until smooth, wrap and refrigerate 1 hour
- 4
Roll dough very thin and cut into 4-inch circles
- 5
Wrap dough circles around metal cannoli tubes
- 6
Seal edges with beaten egg white
- 7
Heat oil to 375°F and fry shells until golden brown
- 8
Remove from tubes and let cool completely
- 9
For filling, beat ricotta until smooth
- 10
Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla
- 11
Fold in chocolate chips and candied orange peel
- 12
Pipe filling into cooled shells just before serving
- 13
Dip ends in chopped pistachios
- 14
Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately