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Cannolo Siciliano (Sicilian Fried Pastry Tubes)

Name: Cannolo Siciliano (Sicilian Fried Pastry Tubes)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 250 g; cocoa powder 30 g; Marsala or dry white wine 150 ml; vinegar 10 ml; oil for frying 900 ml; ricotta 500 g; caster sugar 150 g; dark chocolate, chopped 150 g; ground cinnamon 4 g; orange zest 15 g

Crisp fried pastry tubes filled with sweetened ricotta and chocolate.

60 minutes · 8 servings · Moderate

Cannolo siciliano carries a very Sicilian habit: the sweet ricotta is often flavoured with orange zest or chocolate, and the tube is filled only after frying. The filling sits in the crisp shell without a seam of moisture, which is the detail that separates a good cannolo from a soggy one. In Sicily it is bought from the cart, never made at home.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour250 g
cocoa powder30 g
Marsala or dry white wine150 ml
vinegar10 ml
oil for frying900 ml
ricotta500 g
caster sugar150 g
dark chocolate, chopped150 g
ground cinnamon4 g
orange zest15 g

Directions

1
Mix flour, cacao, wine, vinegar and a little sugar; knead 8 minutes.
2
Rest the dough 30 minutes.
3
Roll thin, cut into 10 cm squares and wrap around metal tubes.
4
Fry at 180C for 3 minutes until blistered and crisp.
tubes are blistered and crisp
5
Mix ricotta with sugar, cinnamon, zest and half the chocolate; fill just before serving.

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