CANNOLI SHELLS

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This is the "old family recipe" that my grandmother used for making her delicious cannoli shells. My cannoli filling recipe is # 59710.

Provided by Dee514

Categories     Breads

Time 1h43m

Yield 12 Cannoli Shells

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/3 cups flour
1 tablespoon shortening
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
white wine (sweet or dry)
oil (for deep fat frying)

Steps:

  • Mix together flour, shortening, salt and sugar.
  • Add enough wine to make a stiff but workable dough.
  • Roll dough into a ball and let it stand for about 1 hour.
  • Roll dough out 1/8 inch thick.
  • Cut rolled dough into 5x5 inch squares.
  • Place a cannoli tube across dough square on an angle (from top left corner to bottom right corner).
  • Wrap one corner around the tube, then the other (which should overlap the first).
  • Press together to seal seam.
  • Fry in deep fat, one at a time, until deep golden brown.
  • Carefully remove fried cannoli shell from tube.
  • Cool completely before filling.
  • ***Cannoli tubes are usually made from sheet aluminum and should be 8 inches long by 1 inch in diameter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.6, Fat 1.2, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 13.2, Carbohydrate 10.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.4

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