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Cannelloni with butter

Cannelloni with butter

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Discover this recipe for Belgian cannelés, a delicious cold dessert made with bread dough and butter cream.

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Recipe from Atoj, Jorge Morais, Rotlimena and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Cannellis are a traditional Belgian dessert, perfect for autumn and winter celebrations. Here is a simple and delicious recipe.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$51.23 $1.02 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

50 people

For preparing the dessert

  • $2.97
  • $2.54

For the toothpick

  • $0.66
  • $0.06
  • $4.20

Pastry preparation

  • $0.79

Preparing the straw

  • $1.65
  • $2.10
  • $2.10
  • $4.62
  • $0.40
  • $0.14
  • $0.14
  • $0.35
  • $2.35

Preparation

  • $3.90
  • $6.05

For the butter cream

  • $4.95
  • $1.12
  • $1.40
  • $0.12
  • $1.65
  • $4.62

For the cannelé batter

Preparing the dough

  • $2.35

To prepare the Massepain cream

Prices from US supermarkets for 21 of 24 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. For preparing the dessert: ≈ 3 min
  2. For the toothpick: ≈ 3 min
  3. Season to taste. ≈ 2 min
  4. Pastry preparation: ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the milk and sugar in a pot. ≈ 3 min
  6. Simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly for about 60 minutes.
  7. Straw preparation: ≈ 3 min
  8. Add the oil paint and salt. ≈ 3 min
  9. Mix until you achieve a consistency similar to that of bread dough. ≈ 4 min
  10. Roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it is a thin layer. ≈ 4 min
  11. Fry in a pan with oil paint.
  12. Remove the tube, allow it to cool, and then fill it with the butter cream.
  13. oil paint or grease, for deep-frying.
  14. For the butter cream: ≈ 3 min
  15. For the toothpick: ≈ 3 min
  16. 4 eggs -- ≈ 3 min
  17. Straw preparation: ≈ 3 min
  18. Roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it is a thin layer. ≈ 4 min
  19. Fry in a pan with oil paint.
  20. Remove the tube, and allow it to cool before filling it with the butter cream.
  21. For the cannelé batter: ≈ 3 min
  22. Preparing the dough: ≈ 3 min
  23. Place all the ingredients in a bowl, add a little milk, and mix until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 3 min
  24. To prepare the Massepain cream: ≈ 3 min

The bill

Cannelloni with butter

  • 3 liters of milk$2.97
  • 1 kilogram of granulated sugar$2.54
  • 500 g of wheat flour$0.66
  • 1 tablespoon of oil paint$0.06
  • 1 liter of oil paint (for frying)$4.20
  • Place the milk and sugar in a pot.$0.79
  • In a bowl, gradually mix the flour and water, stirring by hand.$1.65
  • Add the oil paint and salt. Mix thoroughly until you achieve a consistency similar to that of bread dough.$2.10
  • Frying in a pan with oil paint$2.10
  • Remove the tube, allow it to cool, and then fill it with the butter cream.$4.62
  • 300 g of sifted wheat flour$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of cold butter$0.14
  • 1 tablespoon (approximately 30 ml) of melted butter$0.14
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • As much milk as you like.$2.35
  • Fry them in hot oil or very hot lard.$3.90
  • Once they have cooled, fill them with your desired filling: jam, etc.$6.05
  • 5 liters of milk$4.95
  • 1 kilogram of sugar$1.12
  • 4 eggs$1.40
  • 1/2 cup (of milk)$0.12
  • In a mixing bowl, gradually combine the ingredients, then gradually add the wheat flour, stirring constantly by hand, until you reach a dough-like consistency.$1.65
  • Remove the tube, allow it to cool before filling it with the butter cream.$4.62
  • Place the ingredients in a bowl, add a little milk, and mix until a smooth dough forms, using salted water.$2.35

Total$51.23

that's $1.02 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 liters of milk
  • 1 kilogram of granulated sugar
  • 500 g of wheat flour
  • 1 glass (200 ml) of water
  • 1 tablespoon of oil paint
  • 1 liter of oil paint (for frying)
  • seasoning to taste
  • Place the milk and sugar in a pot.
  • Simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly for about 60 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat when it reaches a thick, paste-like consistency.
  • In a bowl, gradually mix the flour and water, stirring by hand.
  • Add the oil paint and salt. Mix thoroughly until you achieve a consistency similar to that of bread dough.
  • Roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it is a thin layer.
  • Cut them into 9 cm square pieces and wrap them in an aluminum tube (available in specialist baking stores).
  • Frying in a pan with oil paint
  • Remove the tube, allow it to cool, and then fill it with the butter cream.
  • Note: They produce, roughly, about 60 stalks.
  • 300 g of sifted wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of cold butter
  • 1 tablespoon (approximately 30 ml) of melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • As much milk as you like.
  • Decoration according to preferences
  • oil paint or grease, for deep-frying
  • Roll out the dough on a clean surface using a rolling pin until it is very thin.
  • Cut it into thin strips that are long enough to be wrapped around the cylinders used to make straws.
  • Fry them in hot oil or very hot lard.
  • Once they have cooled, fill them with your desired filling: jam, etc.
  • 5 liters of milk
  • 1 kilogram of sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 1/2 cup (of milk)
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  • In a mixing bowl, gradually combine the ingredients, then gradually add the wheat flour, stirring constantly by hand, until you reach a dough-like consistency.
  • Cut them into 9 cm square pieces and roll them into an aluminum tube.
  • Remove the tube, allow it to cool before filling it with the butter cream.
  • 1 small shell filled with melted fat
  • 1 gemstone
  • Place the ingredients in a bowl, add a little milk, and mix until a smooth dough forms, using salted water.
  • The straws are made and attached using gelatin.
  • 5 cups (of sugar)

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