Fruit Pistachio Cannoli

 By Foodynians Recipes
Fruit Pistachio Cannoli
Published: February 12, 2015 

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook time: 30 Minutes
Total time: 1 Hour
Yield: 12 Servings 

Nutrition facts: 297 calories

Ingredients For Shell

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
• 1 tbsp sugar.
• 1/2 tbsp baking powder.
• 1/2 cup butter, melted.
• 1/2 tsp salt.
• 1 tsp vinegar.
• 1/4 cup white wine.
• 1 egg white, beaten.
• 1/2 cup pistachio.
• Vegetable oil for frying.

Ingredients For Filling

• 2 cups fat free ricotta cheese.
• 1/2 cup sugar.
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
• 1/2 cup mix fruits, chopped cherry, pineapple, lemon peel, apple.
• 1 cup whipped cream.
• Confectioner’s sugar for dusting.

Instructions

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thick. Stir in the melted butter, vinegar and wine. Stir together the flour and baking powder, and blend into the batter until smooth.
• Turn dough out on a floured surface, knead briefly until you can form it into a not-sticky ball, cover with a damp cloth and let stand at least 15 minutes.
• Take a piece of dough the size of a nickel and roll it very thin, and put this loosely around a cannoli tube, and pinch ends together.
• In a deep pot, heat 3 inches of oil to 350 degrees. Fry the shells, on their tubes, 2 or 3 at a time, for about 1 minute, until lightly golden. Remove and drain onto paper towel.
• Carefully remove tubes from cannoli by pushing gently through so as not to break the shell.
• In a bowl, combine ricotta, mix fruits, whipped cream, sugar and vanilla. Chill until ready to fill shells.
• Fill the pastry shells on both ends, then dip ends in ground pistachio nuts and dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Fruit Pistachio Cannoli