Cannoli

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Dough

2-3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup marsala wine or
sherry
1 egg white
Oil, for frying

Filling

1 lb. ricotta cheese
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/3 cup candied fruit, finely chopped
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp. amaretto or
liquer mixed with candied maraschino cherries.

Instructions

Dough:
Mix flour and sugar and cut in butter. Add egg and wine gradually then form mixture into a ball. Knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover and let stand for at least 1 hour.

Filling:
Press ricotta cheese through a sieve into a mixing bowl. Add sugar, reserving 2 tablespoons. Add candied fruits with cherries and chocolate chips. Chill in refrigerator. Meanwhile on a floured surface, roll dough into paper-thin rounds approximately 4-inches in diameter. Wrap around cannoli tubes* which have been brushed with olive oil. Brush egg white on flap to seal. Heat oil to 380°F and deep fry dough. Drain on several layers of paper towels. Cool, then carefully slide out metal tubes. When ready toserve, and not before, as dough will become soggy, pipe in filling through the largest nozzle of a pastry bag. Place several chocolate chips in filling at each end. Dust with remaining confectioners sugar and serve immediately.

Author's Comments

* Cannoli tubes are metal cylinders 5-inches long and 1-inch in diameter. They can be purchased at most kitchen supply stores.

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