Cannoli with hazelnut, chocolate and ginger

17 INGREDIENTS • 13 STEPS • 55MIN

Cannoli with hazelnut, chocolate and ginger

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These crisp and creamy Sicilian treats are the perfect afternoon indulgence – and will certainly impress any guests. The fried pastry dough is filled with a ginger-flavoured ricotta and finished off with dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.
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These crisp and creamy Sicilian treats are the perfect afternoon indulgence – and will certainly impress any guests. The fried pastry dough is filled with a ginger-flavoured ricotta and finished off with dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.
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55MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
12
For the cannoli
260 g
00 pasta flour
20 g
M&S Fairtrade golden caster sugar
1/4 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
5 g
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
salt
30 g
cold butter
20 g
M&S free-range mixed size eggs
yolks only
10 ml
white wine vinegar
60 ml
M&S 5 year old Martinez Marsala riserva dolce
For the filling
250 g
M&S ricotta, drained
100 g
mascarpone
2 pieces
root ginger, finely chopped
2 tbsp
icing sugar, sifted
1
M&S Remarksable Value orange
finely grated zest
To decorate
50 g
dark chocolate
4 tbsp
roasted hazelnuts
to taste
icing sugar
to dust

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
218kcal
Fat
10.2 g
Saturates
6.3 g
Sugars
5.4 g
Salt
296.4 mg
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step 1
Tip the flour (260 g), sugar (20 g), bicarbonate of soda (1/4 tsp), cinnamon (5 g) and salt (1 tsp) into a bowl.
step 2
Add the butter (30 g) and rub into the dry ingredients until it resembles breadcrumbs.
step 3
Mix the egg yolk (20 g), white wine vinegar (10 ml) and marsala (60 ml) and add this to the dry ingredients, bring together with a fork.
step 4
Knead to a smooth dough. Wrap and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
step 5
For the filling, beat the ricotta (250 g) until fluffy, before adding the mascarpone (100 g) and beating again to incorporate. Stir in the stem ginger (2 pieces)l, orange zest (1) and icing sugar (2 tbsp). Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
step 6
Melt the dark chocolate (50 g) in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat, leaving the bowl set over the pan of hot water to keep the chocolate warm.
step 7
Heat a deep fat fryer to 180°C/350°F.
step 8
On a lightly floured surface, roll the cannoli dough as thinly as possible and cut out nine 10cm circles.
step 9
Wrap a circle of dough around the metal cannoli mould, using some of the reserved egg white to seal the edge of the dough. Repeat the process with the remaining 8 circles of dough.
step 10
Carefully drop one cannoli at a time, still wrapped around its mould, into the hot oil. Cook for 45 seconds, or until golden brown and blistering on the surface.
step 11
Use tongs to remove from the oil and place on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Repeat with the remaining cannoli. Remove the moulds from the cannoli when they are cool enough to handle.
step 12
When the cannoli are cold, dip the end of each one into the melted chocolate, followed by the roasted hazelnuts (4 tbsp). Place in the freezer to harden.
step 13
Spoon the filling into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle. Pipe the filling into the cannoli from each end. Dust with icing sugar (to taste). Serve.
step 13 Spoon the filling into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle. Pipe the filling into the cannoli from each end. Dust with icing sugar (to taste). Serve.

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