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cartocci

doughnut twists filled with ricotta and chocolate bits

They look like cannoli at first glance: the dough, made with lard, is formed around metal tubes and fried, then filled with custard or sweetened ricotta and chocolate chips.

Sicily

Sweet Stuff

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Il Giardino del Dolci