nana lisa's cannoli's

Name: Nana Lisa's Cannoli's
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: - shells; 2 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 3 tablespoon(s) marsala wine (or white wine); 3 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1 - egg; - filling; 1 pound(s) ricotta cheese; 1/2 pound(s) whipping cream; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 teaspoon(s) maraschino cherry juice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) orange rind; - mini choc chips, cherries, nuts, for decorating

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Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal

Buffalo, NY

Updated on Jan 31, 2013

Been making these for some time now,To be honest always bought my shells. My nephew bought me the cannoli tubes for Christmas so I experimented with a few different recipes and came up with this easy easy shell recipe! Because Im all about easy when it comes to cooking.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

- shells
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
3 tablespoons marsala wine (or white wine)
3 tablespoons sugar
1 - egg
- filling
1 pound ricotta cheese
1/2 pound whipping cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1/2 teaspoon orange rind
- mini choc chips, cherries, nuts, for decorating

How To Make nana lisa's cannoli's

Step 1

For Shells Mix flour and shortening then add rest shell ingredients with a pinch of salt. Roll thin and cut into 3in squares. Wrap around cannoli tubes overlapping and sealed with egg white. Fry in hot oil til golden brown.

Step 2

Filling-Whip ricotta and sugar. Mix in rest of ingredients except whipping cream. Whip the cream and fold in ricotta mix, Fill shells and add extras (Choc, nuts etc.) I put filling in piping bag.
Step 3

Decorate as desired. Refridgerate for hour to set before serving.
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