Cannoli

Directions

1. 1
   To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
2. 2
   Add the butter and rub it in until the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
3. 3
   Stir in the sugar.
4. 4
   Beat the egg and add to the flour mixture.
5. 5
   Stir, adding enough wine to make a soft dough.
6. 6
   Knead on a floured work surface until smooth.
7. 7
   Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface until less than 1/8 in (3mm) thick.
8. 8
   Cut into 16 x 3in (5cm) squares.
9. 9
   Beat the egg white until foamy.
10. 10
    Dust 4 cannoli tubes with flour.
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    Wrap a pastry square loosely around each tube, with the points facing east-west.
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    Dampen the overlapping pastry with egg white and press together to seal.
13. 13
    Pour enough oil into a large saucepan to come halfway up the sides and heat over to 350F (180C) on a deep-frying thermometer.
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    Add the cannoli and fry for 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
15. 15
    Drain on paper towels.
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    While the first batch cools, repeat with 4 more tubes and pastry squares.
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    When cool enough to handle, carefully twist and pull the metal tubes out of the cannoli shells.
18. 18
    Repeat to make 16 cannoli shells.
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    To make the filling, mix together ricotta, confectioner's sugar, candied peel, chocolate, and orange zest.
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    Spoon the filling into the shells.
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    Dust with confectioner's sugar and serve immediately.