Cannoli with pandan custard
makes
12
Cannoli with pandan custard
Sashi Cheliah is no stranger to standout flavours, and this month, the MasterChef winner is putting an Asian
twist to a much-loved Italian dessert.
Ingredients (13)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) white wine
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbs caster sugar
- 1 cup (150g) plain flour
- 2 eggs, separated, whites beaten
- Vegetable oil, to fry
- Icing sugar, to dust
Pandan custard
- 300ml each pure (thin) cream & milk
- 6 pandan leaves, trimmed, tied into a knot
- 8 egg yolks
- 80g caster sugar
- 2 1/2 titanium-strength gelatine leaves, soaked in cold water
- 2 drops green food colouring
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.For the pandan custard, place cream, milk and pandan in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
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2.Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks with sugar until pale and thick. Slowly add cream mixture to egg mixture and whisk until just combined. Discard pandan leaves.
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3.Transfer mixture to a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water, and stir continuously, for 8-10 minutes or until custard thickens, remove from heat. Squeeze excess water from gelatine and add to custard. Cool completely, then beat in food colouring. Transfer to a piping bag and chill until needed.
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4.To make the cannoli, place wine, olive oil and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Place flour in a large bowl, add egg yolks then wine mixture. Using your hands, bring dough together. Place onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-6 minutes or until combined and smooth. Enclose in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
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5.Divide dough into 4 pieces, and flatten each portion into a rough rectangle. Pass the dough through the widest setting of a pasta machine 3-4 times, then keep rolling dough through the settings, reducing the thickness each time until you reach the second-last setting. Cut dough into 9cm squares. Starting from one corner, wrap each square of dough around a cannoli tube so opposite corners overlap. Brush overlapping corners with egg white to seal.
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6.Fill a large saucepan three-quarters full with vegetable oil. Heat to 180°C. Cook cannoli in batches, turning, for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towel and cool completely. Fill cannoli with custard and dust with icing sugar to serve.
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