Cannoli Shells

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour, unsifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, firm and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup marsala
• 1 egg , slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 sift flour with salt and granulated sugar. make a well in the center. in it place egg and butter. stir with a fork, working from the center out, to moisten flour mixture. add wine, tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to cling together. use your hands to form dough into a ball. cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
• 2 roll dough out onto floured board about 1/4 inch. cut into 3 1/2 inch circles. roll with rolling pin into ovals. wrap around cannoli forms (or dowels). seal edge with egg . turn out ends of dough to flair slightly. fry two to three at a time in deep hot fat for about 1 minute or until lightly golden. remove with tongs to paper towels to drain; let cool about 5 seconds; then slip out cannoli form, holding shell carefully. cool shells before filling.