HOMEMADE CANNOLI

YIELDS:20 SERVINGS            PREP TIME:10 MINS          TOTAL TIME:180 MINS

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE FILLING:

1 (16-oz.) container ricotta 

1/2 c. mascarpone cheese

1/2 c. powdered sugar, divided 

3/4 c. heavy cream 

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 tsp. orange zest

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 c. mini chocolate chips, for

garnish 

FOR THE SHELLS:

2 c. all-purpose flflour, plus more

for surface

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

4 tbsp. cold butter, cut into cubes

6 tbsp. white wine

1 large egg

1 egg white, for brushing

Vegetable oil, for frying  

DIRECTIONS

MAKE FILLING:

Drain ricotta by placing it a fifine mesh strainer.

Let drain in refrigerator for at least an hour and up to overnight. 

In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat heavy cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. 

Combine ricotta, mascarpone, remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, vanilla, orange zest, and salt. Fold in whipped cream.

Refrigerate until ready to fifill cannoli, at least 1 hour.

MAKE SHELLS:

In a large bowl, whisk together flflour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.

Cut butter into flflour mixture with your hands or pastry cutter until pea-sized.

Add wine and egg and mix until a dough forms.

Knead a few times in bowl .

Pat into a flflat circle, then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight. 

On a lightly flfloured surface, divide dough in half. Roll one half out to 1/3 in. thick.

Use a 4 in. circle cookie cutter to cut out dough. Repeat with remaining dough.

Re-roll scraps to cut a few extra circles. 

Wrap dough around cannoli molds and brush egg whites where the dough will meet to seal together. 

FOR AIR FRYER:

Working in batches, place molds in basket of air fryer and cook at 350°F for 12 minutes, or until golden. 

When cool enough to handle or using a kitchen towel to hold, gently remove twist shells off of molds. 

Place fifilling in a pastry bag fifitted with an open star tip.

Pipe fifilling into shells, then dip ends in mini chocolate chip.