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| 1. To Make Filling: Combine ricotta cheese, 1 1/4 cups white sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until smooth and creamy. Stir in candied citron and semi-sweet chocolate pieces. Refrigerate to chill. | 2. To Make Shells: Sift together into a bowl 3 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in 2 beaten eggs. Blend in the white vinegar and the cold water one tablespoon at a time. | 3. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Wrap in waxed paper and chill in refrigerator for half an hour. | 4. From cardboard, cut an oval pattern measuring 6 x 4 1/2 inches. Roll chilled dough 1/8 inch thick on floured surface. Using the cardboard pattern and a pastry cutter, cut ovals from dough. Wrap dough ovals loosely around tubes, just lapping over opposite edges. Seal edges by brushing with the slightly beaten egg white. | 5. Set out a deep saucepan 1/2 to 2/3 full of vegetable oil or shortening and heat to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Fry only as many cannoli shells as will float uncrowded one layer deep. Fry about 8 minutes or until golden. Turn occasionally while frying. | 6. Drain off excess fat before removing to absorbent paper. Cool slightly. Remove tubes. Cool shells completely. | 7. When ready to serve, fill with chilled ricotta filling. Sprinkle ends of cannoli with chopped pistachio nuts and dust shells with confectioners' sugar. Keep cannoli filling refrigerated. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ricotta cheese	3	cups		1294.56	22.6176	83.7744	96.5712
white sugar	1 1/4	cups		967.5	249.95	0.0	0.0
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005
citron	1/2	cup	chopped candied	-	-	-	-
chocolate chip	1/4	cup	semisweet	-	-	-	-
purpose flour	3	cups		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1/4	cup		967.5	249.95	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
shortening	3	tablespoons		339.45599999999996	0.0	0.0	38.4
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
white vinegar	2	tablespoons	distilled	5.364	0.0119	0.0	0.0
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg white	1			17.16	0.2409	3.597	0.0561
pistachio nut	1/4	cup	chopped	172.2	8.3548	6.1992	13.9359
confectioner ' sugar	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1	cup		1879.16	0.0	0.0	218.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.