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Creamy Homemade Baked Cannoli

Course Desserts, Other
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 15 pastries

Ingredients

PASTRY

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1/2 tbs cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbs dry white wine or Marsala
  • 1 tbs butter softened

CHOCOLATE COATING

  • 4.4 oz dark chocolate good quality, melted
  • 1/4-1/2 cup nuts chopped

RICOTTA FILLING

  • 3 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips

Instructions

RICOTTA FILLING

  • Place Ricotta cheese in cheese cloth or in a sieve over a bowl and refrigerate for 24 hours. It has to drain as long as possible to remove excess moisture.
  • Remove from fridge and with a spatula over a clean bowl push the ricotta through the sieve (remove from cheesecloth and place in a sieve). This will make it nice and creamy, add sugar a little at a time and taste until desired sweetness (I used 1/2 cup of sugar you may want more or less). Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Place filling in a pastry bag with a large tip and fill tarts, make sure to fill tarts just before serving. You could also fill tarts using a spoon. Top with powdered/icing sugar or extra chips if desired. Enjoy!

PASTRY

  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa and cinnamon, make a well in the middle and add butter, egg and wine mixing with a fork. Bring it together to form a dough. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350°, lightly grease and flour 15 cannoli tubes or even mini tarts. Or make your own tubes with rolled up pieces of foil.
  • Roll dough out very thin** and cut with a round cookie cutter (medium size) to fill muffin tins, prick the bottom of the tarts with a fork a couple of times, then top each tart with a square of parchment paper and fill with dry beans.
  • If using cannoli tubs, wrap the pastry so that it overlaps and seal by brushing with a little egg white (beat slightly).
  • Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until pastry is golden. Let cool completely before coating or dipping with chocolate and nuts.

CHOCOLATE COATING

  • Break chocolate into pieces and melt (either microwave or place chocolate in a small bowl and place over a small pot of boiling water make sure water does not touch bowl with chocolate).
  • Let cool a little then coat each tart with chocolate. Set aside to harden.

Notes

Creamy Homemade Baked Cannoli

Creamy Homemade Baked Cannoli, a delicious Italian Dessert Recipe, with a creamy Ricotta, chocolate chip filling. A Classic Italian.
**Dough must be rolled very thin. A little bit thinner than a quarter.