How to Make 

Cannoli with Pastry Cream Filling

Here's what you need:

For the pastry cream – 4 cups whole milk – 1 tsp. vanilla extract – 3 inch strip of lemon    zest – 8 large egg yolks – 1 cup granulated sugar – 1 cup all-purpose flour For the shells – 2 cups All-purpose flour – 1 tbsp. granulated sugar – 1 large egg – ¼ cup red wine – 1 tbsp. vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. milk – 1 egg white  – vegetable oil, for frying

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Prepare a basic pastry cream. Let cool completely while you prepare the cannoli shells,

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Combine the flour; sugar; milk; red wine; oil and egg and shape into a dough. Divide into 4 pieces

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Roll each piece of dough through a pasta roller until very thin (second to last setting).

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Use a 4 inch cookie cutter to cut into rounds.

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Wrap each piece of dough around a cannoli mold and seal both ends with egg white.

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Deep fry until golden and crisp. Let cool before filling.

Use a pastry bag or freezer bag with the tip cut off to pipe cooled pastry cream into the cannoli shells.

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Dust with powdered sugar and top each end with chopped pistachios and grated chocolate (optional).

Enjoy!

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