cannoli filling and shells

Name: Cannoli Filling and Shells
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ## SHELLS:; 1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar; 1 large whole egg plus another yolk; 2 tablespoon(s) firm butter,cut into pieces-; 1/4 cup(s) dry white wine; 1 large egg white, slightly beaten - from the 1 yolk above; - shortening for frying; ## FILLING:; 2 pound(s) ricotta cheese; 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 4 teaspoon(s) almond or vanilla extract; 12 ounce(s) chocolate mini chips

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Oct 8, 2011

This is another one of those recipes yellow with age- I think I got this from one of my friends who is Italian .Neapolitano -I don't know how to spell her last name - I think that is right.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Deep Fry

yield 25 servings

Ingredients

SHELLS:
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large whole egg plus another yolk
2 tablespoons firm butter,cut into pieces-
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 large egg white, slightly beaten - from the 1 yolk above
- shortening for frying
FILLING:
2 pounds ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 teaspoons almond or vanilla extract
12 ounces chocolate mini chips

How To Make cannoli filling and shells

Step 1

Shells: Into a bowl, sift flour with salt and sugar. Make a hole in the center of mixture and place egg plus the extra yolk and butter in hole. Stir with a fork, working from center out to moisten flour mixture. Add wine, 1 Tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to cling together. Use hands to form dough into a ball. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Roll dough out to 1/16 th inch thick and cut into 3 1/2 inch circles. Roll a circle into an oval and wrap around a metal or wooden form,sealing edge with some egg white. Fry in very hot deep fat about 1 minute until golden. Cool 5 seconds and remove from form. Repeat with all circles. --- Filling: Combine ingredients and fill a pastry bag with filling.(or heavy zip lock bag- cut hole in one corner). Then sprinkle them with powdered sugar. During the holidays I dip the ends in crushed candy canes or fill the cannoli with pistachio pudding. You can also stuff with anything you wish like- egg salad, tuna salad, crab salad, ice cream or pineapple fluff or any jello fluff. Tastes great filled with baked pumpkin custard whipped with Cool Whip, or just the pumpkin custard.
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