Sicilian Cannoli
Description
Delicious pastry for the whole family. In Italy, Sicilian cannoli are considered a classic dessert. Today, the recipe for this dessert is known worldwide and enjoyed by many. Cannoli filling is usually ricotta or cheese, which can be combined with berry or fruit syrup, chocolate, etc. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cut the cold butter into pieces and mix with the sifted flour. Add salt, sugar, vanilla sugar, and optionally a little cinnamon. Start cutting the ingredients with a knife, mixing them together. After 10 minutes, you'll have a crumbly mixture. Then add the eggs—2 eggs—and wine, and knead into an elastic dough.
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Step 2
2. Roll out the dough and cut it into circles. You can use a regular round glass as a template. For rolling the rolls, we need a conical mold (the same kind used for meringue horns). Wrap our prepared dough circles into the conical shape and seal the edges by brushing them with egg white.
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Step 3
3. Heat the vegetable oil until very hot and fry the bases one by one until golden brown.
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Step 4
4. Once you have fried all the cannoli and they have cooled down, you can fill them with cream. In a bowl, mix sugar, vanilla, cheese, and citrus zest. Beat until the sugar is completely dissolved, then transfer the cream into a piping bag and use it to fill the shells.
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Step 5
5. The edges of the rolls can be lined with berries or fruits (for decoration and for flavor).