Cannoli
- 2 cups flour
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 12 cup butter
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 14 cup white wine
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mascarpone
- 34 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon Amaretto (optional)
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated
- 14 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- SHELLS: Combine flour, salt and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Stir in beaten egg.
- Gradually stir in wine, mixing well.
- Shape dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll to 1/16-inch thickness.
- Cut into 3 1/2-inch circles, and roll circles into 5-inch ovals.
- Place a cannoli form, lengthwise, down the center of each oval and roll dough around form.
- Moisten seam with water to seal.
- Pour oil to a depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven and heat to 350F.
- Fry cannoli shells one minutes, or until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and cool about 5 seconds.
- Remove the form and cool cannoli shells completely.
- FILLING: Thoroughly drain ricotta in a strainer, discarding the liquid.
- Put ricotta in a processor and process until smooth.
- Combine ricotta, mascarpone, powdered sugar and Amaretto, if using, in a medium bowl and beat at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Fold in two grated squares of chocolate.
- Place in the refrigerator and chill 4 hours.
- Pipe, or spoon.
- filling into shells.
- Sprinkle shells with remaining powdered sugar and exposed filling with remaining chocolate.
- NOTES : A substitute for mascarpone cheese may be mad by combining 16 ounces cream cheese, 1/3 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup whipping cream.
flour, salt, sugar, butter, egg, white wine, ricotta cheese, mascarpone, confectioners, semisweet chocolate, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cannoli-4139 (may not work)