Cannoli are considered one of my favourite Italian desserts. Cannoli are tube-shaped shells of fried pasta, stuffed with a candy, creamy filling containing mascarpone or sweetened ricotta cheese blended with vanilla, chocolate, or different flavorings.
Don’t be scared by the numerous steps concerned in cooking this recipe – it’s really very straightforward to organize, and the result’s yummy!
Weight Watchers Cannoli recipe
Shells
- 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup white wine
- shortening for frying
Filling
- 4 cups entire milk ricotta cheese
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream elective
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To make shells, combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
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Lower in butter.
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Add egg yolks; stir with a fork.
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Stir in wine, 1 tablespooon at a time, with a fork till dough clings collectively.
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Kind a ball with the dough and let stand for half-hour.
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Roll dough nearly paper skinny, on a well-floured floor.
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Utilizing the rim of a margarita glass (about 3-4 inches throughout), make circle imprints into rolled dough.
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Utilizing a paring knife, make certain circles are minimize all through.
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Roll every circle of dough round a metallic cannoli tube, overlaping the ends and press to seal, flaring out the sides barely.
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Fry one or two at a time in scorching melted shortening (about 360°F) for about 1 minute, turning to brown all sides.
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Take away from scorching grease and drain on paper towels, seam aspect down.
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Let cool a minute or two earlier than making an attempt to take away metallic tube.
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To take away the tube maintain cannoli shell down on the paper towel and punctiliously slide the tube out one finish.
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Depart cannoil shells on paper towel, seam aspect down to chill utterly. (Shells will be saved in hermetic containers and made a number of days previous to filling.)
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For filling, drain ricotta cheese over cheesecloth if ricotta is watery.
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Mix ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract till mixed.
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Squeeze Maraschino cherries with paper towels to take away all liquid. (In case you don’t squeeze them good, you’ll have a pink water filling!).
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Stir in cherries and chocolate chips into the ricotta combination, being cautious to not over combine.
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For a lighter filling, you might whip 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to kind stiff peaks, and fold into filling combination at this step.
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Chill filling for about half-hour earlier than piping into cooled cannoli shells.
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Chances are you’ll garnish the cannoli by sprinkling powdered sugar on high.
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Whipped cream, a cherry, and shaved chocolate will also be used to garnish the highest.
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Preserve refrigerated till time of serving.
What number of Weight Watchers factors in cannoli recipe?
WW POINTS per serving: 6
Dietary info per serving: 250 energy, 11.5g fats, 0.7g fiber
Initially posted 2007-02-23 10:26:28.
