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What you’ll need

butter melted

80g butter melted

flour

2 ¼ cups The Healthy Baker Plain Flour

eggs

2 eggs

egg yolks

3-4 egg yolks

icing sugar

150g icing sugar

marsala

250ml marsala

For the Filling

ricotta cheese

300g ricotta cheese

caster sugar

½ cup caster sugar

glace cherries

½ cup glace cherries

candied citrus peel

½ cup candied citrus peel

orange essence

1 teaspoon orange essence

rum

1 teaspoon rum

dark chocolate

2 tablespoon dark chocolate

oil

1 L auzure Canola Oil for frying

1

Rub butter into flour, add eggs, yolks, sugar and marsala.

2

Knead to form a dough (this can be done in an electric mixer with a dough hook).

3

Wrap in plastic wrap and rest overnight in fridge.

4

For the filling, whisk ricotta and sugar in an electric mixer for 2 minutes until smooth.

5

Add the remaining ingredients, mix to combine then chill until needed.

6

Roll dough out in a pasta machine or with a rolling pin until 1mm thick. Cut into 10cm diameter circles, brush edges with beaten egg and wrap around a cannoli form.

7

Heat Canola Oil to 170°C and deep fry your cannoli for about 40 seconds or until golden and cooked through.

8

Gently remove cannoli forms and let drain on kitchen towel.

9

Fill cannoli with the ricotta mixture just before serving.