Christmas Cannoli

  • Clock Icon Prep 30 mins Cooking 10 mins
  • Dinner Icon Makes 12

Savour the gorgeous, rich centre of these sweet, crispy-coated Italian delicacies. You will need to begin this recipe one day ahead of when you plan to serve it.

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Ingredients

  • 80g butter melted
  • 2 ¼ cups The Healthy Baker Plain Flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 3-4 egg yolks
  • 150g icing sugar
  • 250ml marsala

For the Filling

  • 300g ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • ½ cup glace cherries
  • ½ cup candied citrus peel
  • 1 teaspoon orange essence
  • 1 teaspoon rum
  • 2 tablespoon dark chocolate
  • 1 L auzure Canola Oil for frying

Instructions

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.

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