Simple Cannoli RecipesWithin these delicious cannoli recipes, I will provide instructions for making both the shells and traditional Sicilian filling. Special cannoli forms  are needed in order to make the shells, which are relatively inexpensive to buy.
But if this is not a practical recipe for you to follow, you may choose to purchase the shells pre-made and only use the filling recipe. Then sit back and take all the credit for these delicious cannoli!
Makes 12 pastries Serves 4 Ingredients for Shells
Sift together the dry ingredients. Cut in the vegetable shortening with a pastry blender or food processor. Then pour the wine in gradually, using your hands to knead and make a soft dough. Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut out discs using a 5-inch round cutter (anything this size will do, my mom uses an old plastic cookie jar lid!) Oil the metal forms, and wrap the dough discs around each one. Seal the edges with the egg white. At this point you can either use a deep fryer, or just pour oil into a saucepan to a depth of about 4 inches. When the oil is very hot, place the shells in, one at a time until they are golden and crisp. This should not take longer than a few seconds, 30 at most! Remove each shell with a slotted spoon, being very careful of any hot oil left inside the metal form. Rest the shells on a few paper towels to collect any excess oil. Gently remove the forms when they are cool to the touch.
Useful tools when making cannoli shells from scratch:
Ingredients for Ricotta Filling Preparation Make sure to drain any water from the ricotta, then mix together with the sugar. Blend in the other ingredients. To assemble, fill a pastry bag with the filling and squeeze into the empty shells. So that the shells don't become soggy by the mixture, make sure to fill them right before you intend to serve them. To add a little luster to these cannoli recipes place a candied cherry or mini chocolate chip to each end of the pastry for a final sweet touch. You may also want to powder the tops of the cannoli with confectioner's sugar. Serve with espresso. Yum! Useful tools for filling and finishing your cannoli:
Enjoy your delicious authentic cannoli - make them for a special event, holiday or just because they are so mmm, mmm, mmmagnificent!
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