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Homemade Cannoli

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Experience the joy of making authentic Italian cannoli at home with crispy shells and a creamy chocolate chip filling.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • Oil for frying
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Whisking and mixing the dry ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Add the softened butter and mix until crumbly, resembling coarse sand. Stir in the egg and white wine, and keep mixing until you form a cohesive dough.
  2. Kneading and resting the dough: Knead the dough until it’s smooth and pliable, about 5-7 minutes. Wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  3. Rolling out and cutting the dough: Roll out the chilled dough thinly on a floured surface. Use a round cutter to cut out circles about 4 inches in diameter.
  4. Forming the cannoli: Wrap each circle around a cannoli form, sealing the edges with a little water.
  5. Frying to golden perfection: Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Carefully add the wrapped forms to the hot oil, frying until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
  6. Cooling and unwrapping the shells: Remove the shells from the oil and let them drain on paper towels. Allow them to cool before carefully sliding out the forms.
  7. Mixing the ricotta filling: In another bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
  8. Folding in the chocolate chips: Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips.
  9. Piping the filling: Transfer the filling to a piping bag and pipe the creamy mixture into each cooled cannoli shell.
  10. Dusting and serving: Dust the filled cannoli with powdered sugar just before serving.

Notes

Best enjoyed fresh. If storing, keep shells and filling separate until serving.

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