Cannoli Siciliani

MAKES 20 

INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOUGH: 

275 gr Plain Flour 

15 gr Sugar 

3 gr Salt 

25 gr Butter 

20 gr Egg yolk 

5 gr Cocoa powder 

118 gr White wine 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Mix all dry ingredients, add the butter, the wine and egg and make a dough. It will be a dry mix, will require a bit of work to mix it all up together. 

Cover in cling film and refrigerate for about 2 hours. 

INGREDIENTS FOR THE FARCE: 

500 gr Ricotta cheese (if possible, take out of package and put in a sieve overnight so it gets a bit dryer) 

130 gr Sugar 

80 gr Chocolate drops 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Mix the ricotta and the cheese, work it with a spatula for 4-5 minutes; add the chocolate drops and put it all in piping bag. 

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER:

With a rolling pin, work on the Cannoli dough until it is about 1 mm thick (I use a pasta machine, or an attachment to the Kitchen Aid). 

Cut squares of 10x10 cm then take each square of dough in your hand, slide your thumbs from the centre outwards to widen it slightly and gently; in the middle place a steel cylinder so that it goes from one corner to the other. 

Wrap a flap of dough on the cylinder, brush with the remaining egg?before joining it to the other flap. 

Let them dry out for about 10 minutes, then they will need to be deep fried; about 2 minutes. 

Take the piping bag and pipe in from each side some ricotta mix. 

Use pistachio, candied fruits and nuts to garnish it.