Funnel cake is made by pouring a thin, leavened batter through a funnel in a continuous spiral directly into hot oil, producing a flat, lacy disc of interlocking fried ribbons. It is pulled from the oil when golden, drained briefly, and dusted immediately with powdered sugar. The batter is simple — flour, eggs, milk, sugar, […]

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Cannoli are fried pastry shells — thin, blistered, and crisp — rolled into tubes around a metal form, deep fried in lard until golden, then filled to order with sweetened sheep’s milk ricotta. The shell is made from flour, lard, sugar, Marsala, and sometimes cocoa or cinnamon, rolled thin and wrapped tightly around the mold […]

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