Cannoli Fun!

This year in my 9th grade foods classes we have been trying out some foreign food recipes. It has been so much fun trying out some new recipes! One of the recipes we recently did was a cannoli recipe. The kids LOVED it, and wanted to make more! Next time we'll try out chocolate :)

Enjoy the recipe below!

Cannoli

5 tablespoons flour                 3 teaspoons water mixed with 

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar             1/2 teaspoon vinegar

1/8 teaspoon salt                     1/4 cup ricotta cheese

1 tablespoon egg                    6 tablespoon powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla                  1/2 cup cream, whipped

1 1/2 teaspoon butter (firm, diced) 

 Milk chocolate shavings

1.Blend flour, sugar and salt together.  Make a “well” in the center. 

2. Mix egg and butter together and pour into the well.  Stir with a fork, working from center out to   moisten flour mixture.  

3.Add water/ vinegar mixture and shape into a ball.  

4. Roll out to /16^th inch thick and cut 4” circles.   

5.Wrap around cannoli tube and fry until golden brown.   

6.Twist tube out of shell. 

Filling:

1.        In a mixer, whip until stiff peaks:

1/2 cup cream

2.        In a bowl, combine:

1/4 cup ricotta cheese

6 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3.        Fold whipped cream into the cheese mixture and add:

2 tablespoons shaved chocolate

  Pipe mixture into cannoli tubes. Dip ends into extra shaved chocolate!