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Fried cannoli filled with pastry cream

Fried cannoli filled with pastry cream

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Around twenty crispy, deep-fried dough tubes, coated in oil paint, filled with pastry cream, and sprinkled with powdered sugar, for a delicious dessert.

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Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas, Inaki.alegria (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These fried pastry tubes, similar to churros, are filled with pastry cream or whipped cream. It takes a little patience to roll them, but their crispy texture makes them a delight for those with a sweet tooth.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$3.92 $0.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $1.60
  • $0.20
  • $0.49
  • $0.02
  • $0.84
  • $0.77

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the oil paint, milk, flour, salt, and sugar to form a dough. Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for 15 minutes.
  2. Roll out the dough thinly, as thinly as possible. ≈ 4 min
  3. First, cut out a square that is 25 x 24 cm, and then cut strips that are 2 x 25 cm. ≈ 8 min
  4. Wrap the strips around metal cannoli molds. Fry them in a deep pan filled with oil until they are golden brown.
  5. Place them on a plate lined with absorbent paper and let them cool, then carefully remove the molds.
  6. Fill the tubes with cream using a syringe.
  7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fried cannoli filled with pastry cream

  • 200 ml of olive oil$1.60
  • 200 ml of milk$0.20
  • 370 g of low-protein flour, sifted$0.49
  • 20 grams of sugar$0.02
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying$0.84
  • 200 g of powdered sugar$0.77

Total$3.92

that's $0.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 200 ml of olive oil
  • 200 ml of milk
  • 370 g of low-protein flour, sifted
  • 20 grams of sugar
  • A pinch of fine salt
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying
  • 500 ml of pastry cream
  • 200 g of powdered sugar

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