Sicilian Cheese-Filled Pastries Recipe

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Sicilian Cheese-Filled Pastries
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
1545
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Prepare pastry:.
  2. Combine flour and salt in mixing bowl.
  3. Make well in center.
  4. Add sugar, butter and egg.
  5. Add wine and stir with fork until liquid is absorbed.
  6. Turn onto floured board.
  7. Knead until smooth.
  8. Divide dough into 4 equal parts.
  9. Roll on floured surface until 1/16 thick.
  10. Cut into 3 and 1/2 squares.
  11. Roll squares, diagonally onto forms (5 long by 1 in diameter cannoli forms or pieces of dowel).
  12. Overlap corners.
  13. Seal with a little water.
  14. Heat 3/4 oil in heavy skillet to 375.
  15. Fry cannolis, 3 at a time, in hot oil.
  16. When light golden, remove from oil.
  17. Slip off of forms as soon as cool enough to handle.
  18. Let cool completely.
  19. Make filling.
  20. Combine sugar, flour and salt in top of double boiler.
  21. Slowly stir in scalded milk.
  22. Cook over boiling waer until mixture thickens.
  23. Combine 1 c mixture with eggs, beat well.
  24. Pour mixture back into double boiler.
  25. Cook, stirring 3 minutes.
  26. Cool and stir in flavor.
  27. (Filling must be cold before adding ricotta.).
  28. Beat ricotta and powdered sugar until ricotta is smooth.
  29. Fold in custard, fruit and chocolate.
  30. With small spatula, fill cannoli, carefully packing filling.
  31. Refrigerate until serving time.
  32. Shells can be made ahead, frozen and filled as needed.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1544.78 Kcal (6468 kJ)
Calories from fat 531.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 59.1g 91%
Cholesterol 183.03mg 61%
Sodium 3426.91mg 143%
Potassium 1540.25mg 33%
Total Carbs 213.13g 71%
Sugars 90.79g 363%
Dietary Fiber 11.52g 46%
Protein 36.82g 74%
Iron 6.9mg 38%
Calcium 719.7mg 72%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 256.34 Kcal (1073 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.81g 91%
Cholesterol 30.37mg 61%
Sodium 568.67mg 143%
Potassium 255.59mg 33%
Total Carbs 35.37g 71%
Sugars 15.07g 363%
Dietary Fiber 1.91g 46%
Protein 6.11g 74%
Iron 1.1mg 38%
Calcium 119.4mg 72%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 35
    Points
  • 41
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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