The Best Cannoli Ever

• 6 cups all-purpose flour sifted
• 1 1/2 cups port wine
• 1 1/2 cups dough
• salad oil or shortening for deep frying
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 egg yolks slightly beaten
• 3 pounds milk Riccota cheese, whole
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 candied cherries chopped fine
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons grated orange zest fresh
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate grated chocolate, works nicely, but dark choc

1. Sift flour, sugar, & cinnamon into a mixing bowl
2. Add port and blend with a fork
3. Knead dough for about 15 minutes until dough is smooth and stiff
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
5. Next, make your filling.
6. In a large bowl, beat Ricotta cheese for about 1 minute with an electric beater
7. Add sugar and beat for 1 more minute
8. Add other ingredients and beat just until blended.
9. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours
10. Pass the two hours by watching your favorite cooking show, doing laundry, taking care of children, voting on my recipe, or prepping for dinner.
11. Slowly heat salad oil or shortening for deep frying.
12. Oil should be 3/4" deep. (A wok works very well for frying)
13. Roll about 1/6th of the dough to paper thinness, making circles wide enough to wrap around your Cannoli tubes.
14. Wrap a circle loosely around a Cannoli tube
15. Seal with egg yolk
16. Cook two at a time (to prevent sticking), turning as they brown
17. Drain on paper towels and let cool.
18. To fill shells, place filling in a large Ziploc bag and cut the tip off of one corner, filling Cannoli shells from the middle of one side to the outter edge. Then turn the shell around and fill from the middle of the other side. This will prevent a messy presentation.
19. Sprinkle with pieces of chocolate, candied cherry pieces.
20. I like to drizzle melted chocolate over my Cannoli and then sprinkle with powdered sugar.
21. Serve immediately. (They'll practically run into the mouths of your guests.)

allpurpose, port wine, dough, salad oil, sugar, cinnamon, egg yolks, milk, cinnamon, candied cherries, powdered sugar, orange zest, milk chocolate

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/The-Best-Cannoli-Ever-1675744 (may not work)