To make cannoli shells it is necessary to have three or four metal tubes, made preferably from very light tin, about 7 inches long and 1 1/8 inch in diameter. The edges are to be brought together and are not to be soldered. Bamboo tubes and broom sticks cut to size are also used but, for sanitary reasons, metal tubes are best.
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Cook: | 45 min |
| Yield: | 10 to 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup Marsala
- 1 egg white
- Vegetable oil, for deep frying
- 1 1/2 pounds ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons citron peel, chopped
- 3 tablespoons candied orange peel, chopped
Instructions
- Combine the flour, cinnamon, shortening, sugar and salt, and wetting gradually with the wine, knead together with fingers until rather hard dough or paste is formed. Form into a ball, cover with a cloth and let stand for about 1 hour. Cut dough in half and roll half of the dough into a thin sheet about 1/4-inch thick or less and cut into 4-inch ovals.
- Place a metal tube diagonally across each oval lengthwise. Wrap dough around tube by overlapping the 2 sides, sealing the overlapping sides with a little egg white. Meanwhile heat vegetable oil in a large deep pan for deep frying. Drop 1 or 2 of the tubes at a time into the hot oil, fry gently on all sides until dough turns a golden brown color. Remove from pan, let cool a little, gently remove shell from the metal tube. Set shells aside to become cold. Repeat procedure until shells are all made.
- Mix the ricotta thoroughly with sifted dry ingredients. Add two drops of vanilla and chopped fruit peel. Mix and blend well. Chill mixture before filling shells. Fill cold shells and smooth filling evenly at each end of the shell. Sprinkle the shells with confectioners’ sugar.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 415 |
| Total Fat | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 11 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 30 mg |
| Sodium | 107 mg |
Reviews
This recipe was lifted straight from the Polly-O Recipe Book “Cooking with Cheese” from 1968!!!
The recipe is excellent. Ricotta varies from vendors in how wet it is and how much it needs to be drained and squeezed out. The cannoli shell recipe is the best.
Nasty. This is nothing like a real Termini Bros. cannoli. I drained my ricotta 24 hours and the filling was still super wet. The flavor is also off.