Cannoli

Directions

Shells

1Mix together the flour, cocoa powder, melted butter and eggs in a bowl. Then add the Marsala, or if you prefer, the rum. Continue mixing until the dough is smooth, then wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest for half an hour.

2Roll out the cannoli dough and cut it into squares, about 4 inches per side. Then wrap the squares around the metal tubes to shape the cannoli. Fry the dough, still wrapped around the tubes, in a large pot of boiling lard or olive oil. Let the cannoli cool on paper towels. Once cool, slide out the metal tubes.

Filling

1With a fork, mix the ricotta and sugar, adding a bit of milk and a dash of vanilla extract and cinnamon.

2Fill the shells with the ricotta filling and sprinkle the outside with powdered sugar.