Amazing Low Fat Cannoli
Ingredients:
2
pints low or no fat ricotta cheese
1/3
cup sugar, or to taste
1
teaspoon orange flower water
1/2
teaspoon vanilla extract
½
teaspoon grated lemon zest
12
four inch wonton wrappers spray oil
1
teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon water
1
tablespoon melted butter
1
tablespoon chopped, toasted pistachio nuts cannoli tubes
Instructions:
The
night before place the ricotta in a yogurt strainer or cheesecloth or paper-towel
lined strainer over a bowl. Drain overnight in the refrigerator.
Discard
the whey. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Lightly
spray 12 cannoli tubes with spray oil. Starting with the corner of one
wonton wrapper in the center, roll the wrapper around the tube.
Glue
the opposite corner to the tube with a dab of cornstarch paste. Lightly
spray the outside of the cannoli with oil. Roll the remaining wrappers
the same way.
Bake
the cannoli until golden brown and crisp, about 4 to 6 minutes. Let cool
slightly, then slide the pastry shells off the tubes onto a cake rack and
let cool to room temperature. Brush with the melted butter.
Prepare
the filling. In a large bowl combine the drained ricotta, sugar, orange
flower water, vanilla, and lemon zest and whisk to mix.
Correct
the sweetness, adding sugar or orange flower water to taste. Transfer the
filling to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2 inch star tip. The recipe can
be prepared several hours ahead to this stage.
Just
before serving, pipe the ricotta mixture into the pastry shells, adding
filling from each end. As you withdraw the piping tube, make a rosette
at each end. Sprinkle the ends with chopped pistachios and serve at once.
Nutrition
Facts:
Amount
Per Serving: Calories 260
Fat
3 g, Cholesterol - mg,
Sodium
53 mg,
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Of:
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