Do you thought you ever prepare a cannoli stuffed with savory? This different variety is great for serving as tapas, tickets or companion of proteins. The reinvention of a large Italian pastries.
From our website we want to reinvent this rich dessert and show you that divine and clever things you can do by changing only a few ingredients and transforming this dish, in the main menu.
Ingredients to prepare savory stuffed cannoli:
- 250 grams of flour without leavening and a little more to flour the dough and work area
- 80 grams of margarine or shortening
- A pinch of salt
- An egg
- ¼ Cup of water
- Sunflower oil for frying
Filling of goat cheese, herbs and Sun-dried tomatoes:
- 100 grams of cream
- 100 grams of ricotta cheese
- 150 grams of goat cheese
- Fresh herbs (thyme, Rosemary)
- Chives cut into brunoise (optional)
- Dried tomatoes finely cut
Filling of pizza:
- 100 grams of mozzarella cheese
- Three tomato concasse
- Mushrooms
- Onion cut brunoise
- ½ carrot cut into brunoise
- Oregano powder
- Three cloves of garlic, smashed
- ¼ Cup red wine
- Olive oil
- Fresh basil
- 1/2 cup of pasta or tomato puree
Preparation of the savory stuffed cannoli:
- In a large bowl, we combine all dry ingredients, 250 grams of wheat flour without leavening, salt and small pieces of butter or lard. Mix very well these ingredients and put in the form of a volcano on a previously floured table.
- In the center of the volcano, Add the egg and water. We began to knead very well so that the result is a soft, pliable mass.
- After mixing well, we keep in a dry container, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
- While dough is resting in the refrigerator, we began to prepare the fillings.
- For the filling of cheese goat and fine herbs, simply add all ingredients in a blender or food processor and join very well until obtaining a cream compact and uniform.
- With pizza filling, proceed differently. We carry fire the tomato concasse (without skin or seeds), the onion cut into brunoise, mashed garlic, carrot, mushrooms and let that be stir-fry. Add powdered oregano, salt, pepper and finely chopped Basil.
- Add tomato puree or pasta preparation and then red wine. We let that slightly thickened sauce. If necessary, add a little corn starch. At this point, to your liking, you could add ham, pieces of sausage or pepperoni to the sauce.
- Grate 100 grams of mozzarella cheese and maintain. A part of this cheese is mixed with the sauce when filling the cannoli, another part will be scattered about the cannoli filling so that it melts with its own heat. We could in fact, Gratin cheese carrying the cannoli stuffed minutes in the oven. Decorate with a sprig of Basil.
- Ready fillers, we continue with the preparation of our wheat flour channels. Once the dough is quiet, we remove it from the refrigerator and extended with the help of a roller. Cut it into circles of 10-12 cm of diameter approximately.
- While, in a deep pot, place enough oil for cooking in deep frying our cannoli. The oil must have a temperature of 190 ° C.
- We rolled the circles of dough into molds for cannoli and sealed both ends with a little bit of water.
- With the help of tweezers, we introduce in the oil until golden brown.
- Remove and place on a towel or absorbent paper.
- Once ready all the cannoli, fill with creams and decorate to our taste.
I was thinking lightly butter garlic saute and chopped shrimp, mixed with little bits of goat cheese, blue cheese, minced green onion, then baked just enough to finish the shrimp and melt the cheese a little, serve with a slice of lemon and tomato, salt and pepper.
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