Sicilian Cannoli

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup minced candied citron peel
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (a pinch)
• 4 tablespoons butter, cubed
• 5 tablespoons water
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 combine all filling ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
• 2 in a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. work in the butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. add water and 1 egg, and mix into a dough. knead for 10 minutes, using additional flour as needed. let the dough sit in a cool place for 2 hours.
• 3 using a pasta machine, roll the dough out and cut into 24 -4" circles. keep the circles covered with a towel as you work.
• 4 seal each dough circle around a cannoli core with a dab of the remaining beaten egg. fry in oil for 20 seconds, remove and cool.
• 5 immediately before serving, pipe the filling into the shells.