CANNOLI SHELLS AND RICOTTA CREAM FILLING
Giovanna, our good friend, makes wonderful cannoli shells and ricotta cream-love friends like her! Her family owned Italian restaurants for over 40 years in the Chicago area. She stores the shells in a plastic air tight container at room temperature for 2 months and freezes the filling she is not using immediately and defrosts it in the refrigerator later. As she would say mangiare, mangiare---eat, eat! (I will attempt to post some photos in the correct sequence http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=259809)
Provided by WiGal
Categories Dessert
Time 4h
Yield 44-50 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Three or more days in advance of making the cannoli shells set the ricotta in a colander inside of a large bowl.
- Scrape the ricotta into the colander and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let the ricotta drain in the refrigerator for two days, until it is dry.
- To make the dough for cannoli shells: In a small bowl put eggs.
- Beat eggs; add vanilla and ice water to eggs.
- In a large bowl, use your hands to combine the flour, sugar, salt, cocoa, and cinnamon.
- Add the shortening and mix until crumbly.
- Make well in dry mixture and add wet mixture.
- Using your hands mix together, if it is dry, add more ice water.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and well blended, about 3 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a flattened ball.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 4 pieces.
- Starting at the middle setting, run one of the pieces of dough through the rollers of a pasta machine or the dough can be rolled on a board with a rolling pin.
- Lightly dust the dough with flour as needed to keep the pieces from sticking.
- Continue to pass the dough through the machine until you reach the last or second to last setting.
- You might need to run the dough through the pasta machine three times.
- The dough needs to be thin-about the same thickness as construction paper; cut the dough into 4 1/2 inch circles. (Giovanna's cannoli tubes are 6 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.).
- Continue rolling out the remaining dough.
- If you do not have enough cannoli tubes for all of the dough, lay the pieces of dough on sheets of plastic wrap and keep them covered until you are ready to use them.
- Put a rack in the bottom of a large heavy kettle that you plan on putting your peanut oil into so that your cannoli shells do not touch the bottom and burn. (Giovanna uses a restaurant kettle that is about 18 inches in diameter.).
- Pour about 2 inches of oil in a smaller kettle. Giovanna used 4 quarts but her kettle is huge!
- Heat oil until a deep frying thermometer shows 375 degrees.
- Oil the cannoli tubes by placing them in the hot oil then draining them in a metal bowl (you need the oil on the tube so that later the cannoli shell will slip off easily).
- Lay the dough circle flat, center the tube on it, bring left edge onto tube, dab it with egg white, bring up right side of dough circle, dab it with egg white, and roll the tube; do not press the dough. You do not want the dough to be too tight on the tube, or you will have difficulty later getting your cannoli off. Be careful not to stretch the dough or pull it tightly. Avoid, as best as possible, getting egg white on the tube, or the cannoli will stick to it.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Carefully lower a few of the cannoli tubes into the hot oil. Do not crowd the pan.
- Fry the shells until golden, about 2 minutes, turning them so that they brown evenly.
- With tongs, remove the cannoli tubes, holding them straight up so that the oil flows back into the pan.
- Then drain the cannoli still on tube briefly in a metal bowl.
- While the cannoli shells are still hot, carefully slide the shells off the tubes by grasping each tube with a clean towel and gently twisting the cannoli shell off the tube with your other hand protected by an oven mitt or towel. On another work surface area, lay oilcloth or newspaper, topped with a large rack.
- When the cannoli shells are barely warm set them on top of the rack.
- It is important that the shells stay on the racks overnight.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- If you are reusing the cannoli tubes, let them cool before wrapping them in the dough; set aside.
- The cannoli shells can be made up to 2 months before serving if you drain them properly overnight, and store them in sealed containers in a cool, dry place, but not in a refrigerator.
- To make the ricotta cream, put the thoroughly dry ricotta in a large mixing bowl with a wire whip and blend until creamy.
- Add the confectioners' sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon oil; blend until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in the chocolate pieces. Store the ricotta cream in the refrigerator for 48 hours. After 48 hours, serve and freeze the rest.
- Frozen ricotta cream can be defrosted in the refrigerator later.
- To assemble, use a knife to push the ricotta cream into the cannoli shell.
- Place the cannoli on a serving platter and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
- Use within an hour.
FRESH BERRIES WITH RICOTTA CREAM
Provided by Jesus Gonzalez
Categories Blender Food Processor Berry Cheese Dairy Fruit Herb Dessert No-Cook Spring Summer Healthy Self Fat Free Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Purée strawberries with apple juice in a blender until smooth. Spoon equal amounts of berry sauce into 4 cocktail or parfait glasses. Combine ricotta cream ingredients in a blender or food processor. Process until mixture is smooth, about 30 seconds. Spoon 1/4 of the ricotta cream into each glass and top with 1/4 cup strawberry slices. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish each with a mint sprig and an edible flower, if desired, before serving.
RICOTTA CREAM
Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Categories sauces and gravies, dessert
Time 5m
Yield 1 1/4 cups, enough for 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine all the ingredients and mix until they are smooth. Put the cream in the refrigerator to chill slightly before serving.
- Serve over the oven-poached pears or any other warm fruit.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 74, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 29 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
RICOTTA ICE CREAM
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 6h15m
Yield 6 servings (1 quart ice cream)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add the heavy whipping cream to the bowl of a food processor. Process until stiff peaks form, for about a minute and a half, making sure to not overwhip, as it will be harder to mix later. Transfer the whipped cream to a bowl.
- Return the food processor bowl to the base (no need to clean). Add the ricotta, sweetened condensed milk, orange zest, vanilla caviar and salt, if using. Process until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Using a rubber spatula, add the ricotta mixture to the bowl of whipped cream and fold in gently. Transfer to a freezeproof container with a lid and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours.
- Serve topped with a few raspberries and the chopped pistachios.
CREAMY RICOTTA CHEESE (HOMEMADE)
I just found this in Food & Wine magazine, and HAD to try it. WOW! It's so much better than even the freshest ricotta you can get out there...and SO easy to make- try it!
Provided by getoutofmygalley
Categories Cheese
Time 3h
Yield 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine the milk and cream in a pot over medium high heat. Using an instant-read thermometer, warm the milk until it reaches 185 degrees (the surface will become foamy).
- DO NOT LET THE MILK BOIL.
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the vinegar. Stir gently for 30 seconds (the mixture will curdle almost immediately).
- Add salt and stir another 30 seconds. Cover the pot with a towel and let stand at room temp for about 2 hours.
- Line a large colander with a few layers of cheesecloth (allow for some overhang). Set the colander over a large bowl or over the sink.
- Transfer the curds to the colander with a slotted spoon.
- Gather up the corners of the cheesecloth and secure with twine or a rubber band.
- Let the ricotta stand for about 30 minutes, occasionally gently pressing and squeezing the whey out of the cheesecloth.
- Transfer the ricotta to a bowl or use immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.5, Fat 43.3, SaturatedFat 26.1, Cholesterol 148.9, Sodium 515.5, Carbohydrate 28.8, Sugar 28.3, Protein 19
BERRIES WITH RICOTTA CREAM
Fresh, high-quality ingredients really make a difference in this dessert. If you don't have access to fresh-picked berries, use whatever fruit is in season near you. -Thomas Faglon, Somerset, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 10m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat ricotta, cream and honey until combined. Divide berries among 6 dessert dishes. Top with cream and hazelnuts. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 277 calories, Fat 17g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 48mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
RICOTTA ICE CREAM
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 7 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; remove from heat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chilled.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine ricotta, honey, and salt until smooth. Slowly add chilled sugar syrup. Freeze in an ice-cream maker, following manufacturer's instructions.
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Steps:
- Place all the ingredients except the berries in a blender, cover, and blend on medium speed until smooth. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then spoon over the berries and serve.
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- Line a fine-meshed strainer with a paper towel and place it over a bowl. Dump the ricotta into the strainer and lightly press the surface with more paper towels to soak up as much water as possible. Let the ricotta drain for about 20 minutes.
- In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, whiz the drained ricotta, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and juice until very smooth, about 5 minutes. Stop the processor once or twice during blending to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure the whipped ricotta is evenly silken.
- Use immediately or, if the finished ricotta cream seems a little loose or liquidy, scrape it into a fine-meshed strainer lined with damp cheesecloth or a clean, damp dish towel. Place the colander over a bowl, cover, and refrigerate the ricotta cream for a few hours to drain.
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