Isola delle Femmine Connection

Canolli Rose (Aiello) Cutino Ingredients:       2 cups flour      2 T shortening      1 egg, slightly beaten      2 lb. ricotta cheese      1/4 cup chopped citron      1 chocolate bar with almonds, chopped      2 T. sugar      1/2 cup sweet red wine      1/4 t. vanilla      1/4 cup sugar             1/4 t. cinnamon      pinch of salt      powdered sugar      candied cherries  Directions for Pastry Shells:       1. Sift flour, 2 T. of sugar, and a pinch of salt.      2. Cut in shortening.      3. Make a well in the dry ingredients      4. Add egg and gradually add wine and the vanilla.      5. Knead dough until stiff.      6. Cover and let stand for 2 hours in a cool place.      7. Roll out one section of the dough at a time.      8. Cut into ovals and wrap loosely around a canolli tube or cut sections of broom stick.      9. Fry in deep fat until golden brown.     10. Drain on paper towels.  Directions for Ricotta Filling:       1. Mix ricotta, 1/4 cup of sugar, citron, cinnamon, and chocolate.      2. Refrigerate until ready to stuff shells.      3. Stuff shells just before ready to serve.      4. Dust filled shells with powdered sugar and garnish ends with candied cherries. Home  Surnames  Records Isola Photos Immigrant Photos Fishing Photos  Researchers Monuments Santa Rosalia  Fishing  In the News  Cookbook  World War II  Guestbook   E-Mail