Most bakeries use machines for their cannoli. Roll the dough, cut the circles, wrap them around metal tubes.
It is faster, easier, and consistent. But this Virginia bakery does it the old way, entirely by hand.
The dough is rolled out on a wooden board, cut with a knife, and wrapped around tubes one by one. The result is a shell that is lighter, crispier, and more delicate than anything a machine could produce…