Canolli (the recipe will be described in detail below) is a traditional Sicilian dessert, which is prepared in the form of sweet crispy tubes with a delicate and airy cream inside. It is worth noting that such products can be prepared both in deep fat and in the oven. Today we will consider the second option. After all, the tubes fried in oil are too fat and high in calories.
Sicilian canolli: recipe with a photo of the finished dish
Before forming such unusual sweet products, you should knead, and subsequently bake, shortbread dough. To knead it is necessary to purchase:
- light wheat flour - about 300 g;
- fresh butter - 60 g (pre-melt);
- cocoa powder - 3 large spoons;
- baking soda (extinguishing with vinegar is optional) - an incomplete dessert spoon;
- small table salt - a small pinch;
- granulated sugar - 2 large spoons;
- semisweet white wine - faceted glass.
Cooking basics
Subject to all the rules for the preparation of the tubes, you will definitely get delicious and crispy canolly. The recipe for such products includes fairly simple and affordable components. Due to the fact that the basis of this dish includes a large amount of alcoholic drink, dessert is not recommended for children. Otherwise, the wine must be replaced with ordinary milk. Thus, melted butter, light wheat flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, fine table salt and a semisweet alcoholic beverage should be mixed in one dish. As a result, you should get a soft, elastic and uniform chocolate-colored dough , which must be placed in a bag and kept in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Delicious and delicate canolly: recipe for air cream
It is worth noting that today there are many ways to make the filling for such a dessert. We will consider the simplest and fastest. To do this, we need the following components:
- soft curd cheese "Mascarpone" - 400 g;
- medium chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
- icing sugar - 130 g;
- any rum - a big spoon;
- white chocolate - one bar;
- fresh milk - 1-3 large spoons;
- cream of maximum fat content - 90 g;
- bright candied fruits - use for decoration as desired.
How to make an airy and sweet cream?
Sicilian canolles, the recipe of which is based on Mascarpone soft cheese, are the most delicious and tender. To make such an unusual filling, it is necessary to whip with the hand whisk or mixer the presented milk product, gradually adding powdered sugar, rum and heavy cream to it. The resulting mass should be put in a refrigerator, and then immediately begin to prepare another part of the cream. To do this, break the chicken eggs and separate the proteins from the yolks. We do not need the last component, so it can be used to prepare any other dish. As for proteins, they need to be slightly cooled, and then beat well until standing peaks. After that, both parts of the filling must be combined in one bowl, mix thoroughly and refrigerate for half an hour.
The process of forming and baking the basics in the oven
Chocolate canolly tubules form quite easily. To do this, remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll it into a sheet 5-6 mm thick, and then cut it into squares with sides of 7 centimeters. After that, all products should be beautifully wound on special molds. If there are no such devices in your home, then you can make them yourself from dense foil. At the end, the tubes must be placed on parchment paper and sent to the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes. During this time, the products will be completely baked, will become crispy and very tasty.
How to decorate a dessert beautifully and fill it with cream?
Sicilian canolli, the recipe of which we are considering, can be issued in different ways. We decided to bring to your attention the simplest, but at the same time original way. To do this, melt the white bar of chocolate with the addition of a few tablespoons of fresh milk, and then grease the sharp tips of the chocolate tubes with the resulting glaze. After the sweet mass hardens, a small amount of cheese cream is squeezed into the hollow part of the base with a culinary syringe. Next, the filling should be beautifully placed bright multi-colored candied fruits.
Proper serving of Sicilian dessert to the table
Ready sweet products must be laid out on a large flat plate, and generously sprinkled with powdered sugar or dark chocolate chips on top. Serve this dessert to the table with hot tea or a coffee drink.
Useful information
The width and length of traditional canola can be different and depend on the region in Italy where such a treat is prepared. It is worth noting that today the presented dessert is very popular not only in the aforementioned European state, but even in the USA, where the recipe for their preparation came back in the 1900s thanks to emigrants.