Cannoli

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup any cooking wine
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 cups ricotta cheese, well drained
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 powdered sugar (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 for pastry, cut shortening into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• 2 fold in sugar and cinnamon.
• 3 gradually add wine, a few drops at a time.
• 4 add egg.
• 5 mix until pastry holds together ( a few extra drops of wine may be needed(.
• 6 form into a ball, cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
• 7 divide dough into quarters.
• 8 on lightly floured surface, roll out dough as thin as possible (about the thickness of a dime). using a piece of cardboard as a guide, cut out an oval shape 4 or 5 inches long out of the dough.
• 9 loosely wrap each dough piece around metal cannoli form and seal the edges with a little milk or beaten egg .
• 10 deep fry in 2' deep olive oil. remove when golden brown, drain and cool.
• 11 mix together filling ingredients, spoon into a plastic zippered bag. cut off a corner and squeeze into shells.
• 12 garnish as desired.