93 year old Clara makes the best crunchy creamy cannoli by hand!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2020
  • Cannoli are famous Sicilian fried pastries and 93 year old Clara has been making them the same old fashioned way for over 70 years. Join her in her summer kitchen to find out what makes the special.
    For the pastry, Clara uses:
    1 kilo 00 (all purpose) flour
    200ml water
    200g lard
    50g sugar
    2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (nothing too strongly flavoured)
    For the filling 500g ricotta, 100g sugar (or to taste), 150g chocolate buttons
    A large quantity of lard for frying - this is an excellent fat for frying, but you may prefer to use rice bran oil which is widely available these days.
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  • @benrichey2593
    @benrichey2593 3 года назад +3856

    Clara got this recipe 70 years ago, from a woman who was 90 at the time. This recipe is a living connection to 1860. Thank you so much Clara and Pasta Grannies for preserving these connections.

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +157

      hi Ben, I hadn't done the maths - thank you! It's amazing isn't it. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

    • @gio7799
      @gio7799 3 года назад +119

      Italy became a united nation the following year.

    • @rosegonzalezguitar
      @rosegonzalezguitar 3 года назад +4

      trippy! love this video, she seems wonderful !

    • @Dj-ws9rj
      @Dj-ws9rj 3 года назад +16

      Amazing, i hope someone close to her can keep her wonderful recipe going, & she makes it look easy but its really not lol..

    • @BellaLikesFood
      @BellaLikesFood 3 года назад +3

      Yeah or the recipe could have been given to the 19 year old from someone else

  • @Mosdager
    @Mosdager 3 года назад +1818

    The fact that she can still walk at the age of 93, makes her own food, doesn't waste any leftovers, and still got some secret tricks up her sleeve. I honestly applaud that. 👌

    • @lauraskitchen5706
      @lauraskitchen5706 3 года назад +9

      Absolutely

    • @misshoneynevercame4832
      @misshoneynevercame4832 3 года назад +17

      Seriously. Most would probably sit in front of a window all day at that age unable to move.

    • @jordanforbes2557
      @jordanforbes2557 3 года назад +24

      Funnily enough my grandma who is also Italian and in her 90s is still running around making the best food. Hardy people those Italians.

    • @Saturnia2014
      @Saturnia2014 3 года назад +4

      It's the diet (genes help too) but it's mostly the diet.

    • @M.C.P.
      @M.C.P. 3 года назад +13

      @@Saturnia2014 Also lifestyle. To be active it's very important.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 3 года назад +309

    - chill Italian grandma
    - cannoli
    - Shrek glass at 3:10
    - continues making a recipe the same way for decades, even in the summer heat
    This is a masterpiece. She's living the life...bless her. Anyone who gets to try one of her cannoli should be grateful

    • @Sportsproet
      @Sportsproet 3 года назад +19

      Hahaha the shrek glass time stamp makes this comment somehow so wholesome XD

    • @alyssawilhoite9551
      @alyssawilhoite9551 2 года назад +5

      This detail made my day!

    • @Albanian_traveller
      @Albanian_traveller 2 года назад +2

      Hi 😅 you must be a crazy foodie just like me. I encounter your comments in all possible food channels 😊

    • @MrSooshki123
      @MrSooshki123 2 года назад +6

      I was just about to mention the shrek glass! Had those same glasses as a kid. Got them from a McDonald's promotion for shrek forever after. Fun fact: they recalled all of those glasses for containing a dangerous level of cadmium in the paint. Love that granny though.

    • @concernedkid3262
      @concernedkid3262 2 года назад

      LOL, I had to look.... 😂

  • @treetopy
    @treetopy 3 года назад +960

    Awww the way your camera guy made sure to get her eye contact before he told her that they were beautiful/delicious..... He is a kind soul. ❤️

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +172

      Yes, Andrea is great with all our signore; Clara is very deaf, so it was important to get her attention. best wishes, Vicky

    • @teramonte7077
      @teramonte7077 3 года назад +28

      And quite easy on the eyes I would say😉

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone 3 года назад +18

      @@teramonte7077 How many want to taste his cannoli?

    • @teramonte7077
      @teramonte7077 3 года назад +26

      none... don’t be rude

    • @mayuribhattacharya5352
      @mayuribhattacharya5352 3 года назад +3

      @@nonenoneonenonenone 😂

  • @MrStrictjudge2011
    @MrStrictjudge2011 3 года назад +1448

    If Clara likes chocolate buttons in her cannolis, I like chocolate buttons in my cannolis

    • @Evan490BC
      @Evan490BC 3 года назад +37

      @Laila Julfar I wouldn't argue with any Sicilian granny. They not only cook like pros, they know how to shoot as well!

    • @andreaferrigno
      @andreaferrigno 3 года назад +22

      @Laila Julfar Actually, in Sicilia there's one different version of cannoli for each grandmother :-D Mine liked her cannoli with no chocolate, ricotta was forced through a silk cloth for smoothness and cinnamon powder was lightly applied on top of it. Gosh, I miss them!

    • @lottie5346
      @lottie5346 3 года назад

      Then you should get chocolate buttons in your cannolis.

    • @righteousrebellion90
      @righteousrebellion90 3 года назад

      😂 same.

    • @jengable4888
      @jengable4888 2 года назад

      👍👍 Right !! Personally, I do not know if I could tolerate it fried, maybe if they were baked in an oven ..at any rate, they look delish !!

  • @Kimbermoi
    @Kimbermoi 3 года назад +651

    These people should all be declared National Treasures. 🤗😘🙋‍♀️

  • @hi-ww3ij
    @hi-ww3ij 3 года назад +309

    3:11 DID YA’LL SEE THE SHREK NUTELLA CUP IN THE CORNER LMAOOO! That’s one more reason to support her.

    • @giuliab8484
      @giuliab8484 3 года назад +8

      Italians love nutella

    • @jabberman3000
      @jabberman3000 3 года назад +15

      @@giuliab8484 and shrek, apparently

    • @madapigi1
      @madapigi1 3 года назад +17

      in italy we always reuse the nutella cups like that as normal glass. I still have one from when i was little with tom and jerry on it lol

    • @andrewf4623
      @andrewf4623 3 года назад +2

      @@madapigi1 ah that’s awesome, I’m from England and my mother always used to save them too, I thought we were the only ones!

    • @OoOoOo-we3dn
      @OoOoOo-we3dn 3 года назад +3

      She protec the recept she bake de cak but most importantly she love da shrek

  • @tommasorucci8441
    @tommasorucci8441 3 года назад +444

    Clara at 93 : cuts bamboo and makes enough cannoli to feed Sicily
    Me at 21 : out of breath after one ramp of stairs

  • @leonardostucchi8391
    @leonardostucchi8391 3 года назад +1022

    That pot was already frying when Garibaldi came to Sicily in 1860.

    • @beatrizpr8076
      @beatrizpr8076 3 года назад +34

      I almost vomit when I sal it

    • @beatrizpr8076
      @beatrizpr8076 3 года назад +3

      Saw

    • @leonardostucchi8391
      @leonardostucchi8391 3 года назад +23

      @@beatrizpr8076 That crust on the pan is like a cancer.

    • @Jeppelelle
      @Jeppelelle 3 года назад +22

      That pot will start the next pandemic (too soon?)

    • @leonardostucchi8391
      @leonardostucchi8391 3 года назад +3

      @@Jeppelelle At least cancer should not be transmittable 😉

  • @iTzark
    @iTzark 3 года назад +167

    I'm from Russia and I have never been in Italy, but I adore all italian grannies!

    • @26chiapet
      @26chiapet 3 года назад +20

      We love your babushkas too!

    • @lauraskitchen5706
      @lauraskitchen5706 3 года назад +5

      My father came from Russia. Wonderful foods. I'd love to go and see relatives

    • @user-so2wv1uf6q
      @user-so2wv1uf6q 3 года назад

      мамаира никагда нидарила мньэ красных стрингаф, кузьа тожэ трусоф нидарила. авот абильанава дарила кузьэ красныйэ икаричнивыйэ стринги, а анньэмарии зильоныйэ ижолтыйэ кальсоны альа мартынава шоб кричать пагромчьэ намужэй

  • @silviojacovelli663
    @silviojacovelli663 3 года назад +7

    Wonderful, what are the chances of me meeting an italian lady with 93 years old and watching her cook on a small island next to Sicily? Never. so I love this channel, it's exciting. My mother is 81 years old, is a granddaughter of Italian and has the same cheerful spirit, makes pasta for the whole family and keeps everyone together with her spirit. I love Italy and Italians. silvio, 57 years old, brazilian.

    • @silviojacovelli663
      @silviojacovelli663 3 года назад +1

      Meraviglioso, quali sono le possibilità che io incontri una signora italiana di 93 anni, che abbia il privilegio di entrare in casa tua e guardarla cucinare, su una piccola isola vicino alla Sicilia? Mai. quindi adoro questo canale, è emozionante. mia madre ha 81 anni, è una nipote di italiano e ha lo stesso spirito allegro, fa la pasta per tutta la famiglia e tiene tutti insieme con il suo spirito. Amo l'Italia e gli italiani. silvio, 57 anni, brasiliano.

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +2

      hi Silvio, I'm delighted you are enjoying meeting our lovely signore. best wishes, Vicky

  • @helenmarshall5705
    @helenmarshall5705 3 года назад +180

    Clara is the most beautiful, youngest looking 93 year old I have ever seen!

    • @lauraskitchen5706
      @lauraskitchen5706 3 года назад +4

      Beautiful comment

    • @user-so2wv1uf6q
      @user-so2wv1uf6q 3 года назад

      канон каноли канапльа сасниудзипмуслим

    • @dougwhite3680
      @dougwhite3680 2 года назад

      Nice one , actually I’m really depressed right now, lost a coworker. very devastating , Needed someone to talk to...

    • @dionw82
      @dionw82 2 года назад +2

      Us Sicilian do look quite Young for our age. You would never guess that my Nonna is 80

    • @littleme3597
      @littleme3597 2 года назад +1

      Helen. Yes, I saw her beauty too. Can you imagine her as a young woman? MY GOODNESS. Still a beauty. Some can't 'see'.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 года назад +40

    I like how the narrator uses measurements while the grandma doesn't. She just puts in whatever she feels like
    Reminds me of the Malaysian aunt Gordon met who kept telling him "agak-agak" in regards to him asking about the measurements for rendang

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist 2 года назад

      The Czech version of that "přiměřeně", which is "adequately" or "in proportion". :-)

  • @ChristineHMcConnell
    @ChristineHMcConnell 3 года назад +525

    This episode was so much fun to watch :D Clara is beautiful!

    • @dawniepants
      @dawniepants 3 года назад +12

      She's so gorgeous I love her spirit!

    • @agustinortega5688
      @agustinortega5688 3 года назад +10

      @Soul Star ?

    • @roaristhesound
      @roaristhesound 3 года назад

      Crazy to see a RUclipsr I like comment on an unrelated page

    • @elinax5330
      @elinax5330 2 года назад +2

      Very beutiful eyes, clear as the sea in Sicily

    • @littleme3597
      @littleme3597 2 года назад +1

      @Soul Star YES. STILL. You have to look past a bit of age. You have no soul. Funny you say that.

  • @knitter4years
    @knitter4years 3 года назад +21

    Clara's recipe is genius and more than 100 years old. I haven't seen one like it and these are the tips this pro shared that revealed how to make her traditional cannoli that are outstanding:
    1. Clara uses a large cutter for her cannoli. Most recipes use very small cutters and make cannolis less than 2 inches long or so.
    2. After Clara lays the bamboo form on the dough, she dabs water just to the center of the dough where it will join together. The only part of the dough she connects is the very center. Because she uses a large cutter the bulk of the cannoli flares out on either side. That allows her to fill the cannoli with a knife, so there is no need for a pastry tube to fill the cannoli.
    Most recipes seal the cannoli dough all the way down the tube.
    3. Clara's recipe uses only a few ingredients in both the shells and the filling. This lets the flavor of the high quality ingredients shine. She uses a natural lard, natural vinegar, a little sugar, and flour in the dough.
    Most recipes also add one or more of egg/yolk, marsala, cocoa powder, cinnamon to the shells.
    4. Her filling is just whole milk ricotta and a bit of granulated sugar. Most recipes add vanilla, glaceed fruit, and have instructions to drain the ricotta over night in a sieve in the refrigerator. Or they say to squeeze out the ricotta in a cheese cloth to remove liquid. Removing liquid from the ricotta in most recipes is to help keep the cannoli shell crisp.
    Clara avoids all the complicated steps by mixing a litte plain granulated sugar into the ricotta and pressing it through a sieve.
    Ricotta is a lot like cottage cheese, in that it's milk curds (straight protein), in some cream or milk. By pressing the ricotta through the sieve, she is breaking up the curds (protein), which are much drier. This process gives the curds a larger surface area which increases their ratio to the liquid, (cream or milk) in the ricotta, effectively creating a drier filling.
    As Ben Richey commented beautifully, I quote, 'Clara got this recipe 70 years ago from a woman who was 90 at the time. This recipe is a living connection to 1860. Thank you so much Clara and Pasta Grannies for preserving these connections!' I wholeheartedly concur. I am thrilled to have this recipe.

    • @rl1111rl
      @rl1111rl Год назад +1

      I had to sift thru a hundred or so comments to find yours - which is about the recipe itself. Thank you. Did you actually make it? I tried another recipe from Italia Squisita that was terrible. They were not clear or incorrect about ingredients, weight, or the process but the end result was a terrible cannolo shell.

    • @ryanweliver565
      @ryanweliver565 Год назад

      I followed the recipe and I don't think that the woman narrating gave proper measurements. Obviously the wonderful woman cooking is a master cannoli maker. But I followed the shell recipe to the t only to have the shell fall apart in the oil and turn to dust.

    • @marlinmonrow2989
      @marlinmonrow2989 4 месяца назад

      انها رائعه. ارجو ان تكون بخير
      واتمنى ان تكتب لنا المقادير والطريقه لل كانولي مع الشكر ❤

  • @loisbruce
    @loisbruce 2 года назад +17

    Clara is the spitting image of my dear Scottish grandma. It fills my heart to watch these videos because they're a link to simple no-nonsense lifestyles, and these ladies (bar a handful) don't need designer kitchens to make fantastic meals. As for this recipe, it probably goes back even further than the friend who passed it onto Clara! Much respect to you all xxx

  • @__seeker__
    @__seeker__ 3 года назад +95

    This is what love looks like, in case anyone was wondering.

    • @smtuscany
      @smtuscany 3 года назад +6

      The phrase that shows you someone cares about you is not "I love you" but rather "did you eat?"

    • @lauraskitchen5706
      @lauraskitchen5706 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely

    • @user-so2wv1uf6q
      @user-so2wv1uf6q 3 года назад

      купил фситсылии 6 кг каноли ивыслал 4 кг афчиникавай и 3 кг ейонаму йуристу вадику, тот фсьо бизработы сидит, хатьа кончыл захалусный кэмбриджский тьэхникум 56 льэт назат, но работы йуристам ньэт, унас фсьэ ийух чесныйэ ищэдрыйэ, дажэ незашто привльэч, сразу всьо атдадут, настайащыйэ красныйэ стринги

  • @joybmassa
    @joybmassa 3 года назад +89

    I'm amazed by the self sufficiency of Clara! Cuts the bamboo every February and knows how to clear the interior...All for her specialty dessert! Wow!
    I imagine she makes her own lard for the pastry & frying, as well!?
    I laughed at the (large) number of cannoli shells laid out to fry - "for her family and friends" - for an Italian family & friends ALWAYS a big number. LOL!
    I also LOVE the use of 'summer kitchens'. Here, in the U.S.'s hotter climes, a summer cooking space would be so nice!

    • @kenjiyamaha2879
      @kenjiyamaha2879 3 года назад +4

      I remember my German Granny used to save bacon grease from breakfast in a folgers coffee can on the stove. She saved up all year for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday baking. Nothing beats her pie crusts made with these pan drippings!!

    • @KSWfarms
      @KSWfarms 3 года назад +3

      @@kenjiyamaha2879 My father did that when I was growing up. And I still save the bacon grease to this day!

    • @shaylaster1607
      @shaylaster1607 2 года назад +3

      @@kenjiyamaha2879 thank you for sharing . My grandmother did the same! I sure miss her…. Her generation is almost gone !!

  • @deborahdieter4978
    @deborahdieter4978 Год назад +11

    This came out 2 years ago. I hope she's still going strong and making her wonderful cannoli

  • @paintriarchdave7977
    @paintriarchdave7977 3 года назад +38

    This woman should be teaching online to every student on earth. I'd climb over a mountain of dry ice to help in her kitchen for half a day. Magnifico.

  • @AirrowRocket
    @AirrowRocket 3 года назад +189

    This is almost too good to be true. The spirited Clara, the oven, the pot, and the nearby crucifix...so much to take in. Thanks Vicky.

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +15

      It's a privilege to glimpse slithers of their lives 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

    • @AirrowRocket
      @AirrowRocket 3 года назад +3

      @@pastagrannies You do a great job bringing them to us Vicky!

    • @j.criquette3334
      @j.criquette3334 3 года назад +5

      What? You didn't notice the Nutella glass with Shrek?

    • @EricaNernie
      @EricaNernie 3 года назад

      Yes. I, too, have a good old squiz at their kitchen.

    • @valenesco45
      @valenesco45 3 года назад

      @@j.criquette3334 lol

  • @jaiso434
    @jaiso434 3 года назад +87

    93 years old, no glasses, able to walk, do housework, talk.
    blessed.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 года назад +17

    Further proof when you add cheese to anything it turns to gold.
    I should know, I've been in love with cheese since I lived in Switzerland

  • @neilshrinath6119
    @neilshrinath6119 3 года назад +246

    “Leave the cannoli..take the grandma..”

    • @Rugby2200
      @Rugby2200 3 года назад +7

      This comment is so underrated

    • @peppy619
      @peppy619 3 года назад +1

      @@Rugby2200 not everyone is a man of culture like him, it seems.

    • @Jaystro_texn
      @Jaystro_texn 3 года назад

      I was looking for this 😅

    • @VedicDesi
      @VedicDesi 2 года назад

      Good comment bro

  • @CoastalCrafterUK
    @CoastalCrafterUK 3 года назад +136

    My favourite channel ever!! Why has the BBC or Channel 4 not picked this up? It is amazing!!!!

    • @maryjaneplaza4971
      @maryjaneplaza4971 3 года назад +9

      I know! I’m totally addicted!!! My little granddaughter even has a “pasta grannies “ dance!!!

    • @CoastalCrafterUK
      @CoastalCrafterUK 3 года назад +9

      @@maryjaneplaza4971 haha...well I'm 48, my mum is 68. We also dance on the sofa to the pasta grannies theme tune...lol
      We are nutters

    • @billy4072
      @billy4072 3 года назад +3

      Coastal Crafter not diverse enough..

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +4

      I would love to see her dance ❤️😊 best wishes, Vicky

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +3

      It might be a bit niche? 😀 best wishes, Vicky

  • @nancyfairbanks8646
    @nancyfairbanks8646 3 года назад +266

    OMG she is so cute! And it’s almost a 200 year old recipe, she is 93 and got the recipe from a 90 year old

    • @sagapoetic8990
      @sagapoetic8990 3 года назад +14

      That impressed me so much, too -- that it is a 200 year old recipe almost. What that recipe has lived through

    • @dionw82
      @dionw82 2 года назад

      That recipe is a lot older than 200 years old.

  • @bachershire3693
    @bachershire3693 3 года назад +28

    I cannoli alla siciliana sono una pura delizia ! Non sapevo che si potessero friggere con il bambù 😳. E non só se avete notato gli occhi azzurri e vivacissimi di Donna Clara...😍.

    • @galgar5660
      @galgar5660 3 года назад +1

      Traduzionalmente si devono friggere con la canna di bambù, ecco perché si chiamano CANNOli😀

    • @siroppo8218
      @siroppo8218 3 года назад +1

      C'è un equivoco, quelle sono canne nostrane, non è bambù. Anticamente si usava la canna, oramai sostituita da cilindri metallici.

    • @bachershire3693
      @bachershire3693 3 года назад

      @@siroppo8218 grazie per la correzione e precisazione 👍😍❤️!!! Peccato peró che non si usi più la canna....i cilindri metallici fanno perdere un pó di poesia a questo fantasmagorico dolce 😊.

  • @willrogers1023
    @willrogers1023 2 года назад +2

    I Love All italian Grandmothers! Mine past in 2016 at the age of 96! I feel humbled and highly blessed to share her love of family and passion to feed others and share her recipes! Pasta Zuggu, sfingis, cannolies, breads, cookies, italian sausage everything home made from scratch and with Love!

  • @Duskbear
    @Duskbear 3 года назад +39

    Hahaha, she reminds me so much of my own gran, these people are treasures

  • @TheWotsa
    @TheWotsa 3 года назад +38

    God bless her with happiness and good health for as long as she lives

  • @tomthomas4666
    @tomthomas4666 3 года назад +29

    This reminds me of my gramma so much I couldn't keep from crying.😍😍😍

  • @fredpearson5204
    @fredpearson5204 3 года назад +1

    All my grandmothers have been long dead for years and I want to give all these grannies in these videos a big hug. And eat her cannolis, too!

  • @joanneborelli7586
    @joanneborelli7586 3 года назад +8

    I just adore Clara!!!!!!! She reminds me of my Grandmother who was from Italy!!!!!! Her pot, her linens hung up in corner of the room her beautiful eyes & smile!!!!! I just wish I could be with her for a cannoli!!!!! They look fabulous & I can’t wait to try her recipe!!!!!!Please thank her for sharing such a special special recipe of hers!!!!!! The pot is still good if she has been using it for soooo many years & she is shining with such love!!!!!!! God Bless you Clara!!!!!!!❤️🇮🇹❤️🇮🇹❤️🇮🇹❤️🇮🇹

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +2

      hi Joanne, I am delighted you enjoyed Clara's episode; the pot has developed a nice patina which keeps the oil at an even temperature 😊 best wishes, Vicky

  • @marcoricotti7359
    @marcoricotti7359 3 года назад +44

    Cannoli’s are incredibly good, still remember the first time i ate them in Sicily, life changing

    • @lauraskitchen5706
      @lauraskitchen5706 3 года назад +2

      Had my first one last week wow!

    • @exactly150
      @exactly150 3 года назад

      @@lauraskitchen5706 come to arthur ave in the bronx!!

    • @mrbeankate
      @mrbeankate 3 года назад

      Which bakery has the best?

    • @dionw82
      @dionw82 2 года назад +1

      We do make the best cannolis here in Sicily. The American version is ok but not the best. 🤷‍♀️

  • @vekkimheng8766
    @vekkimheng8766 3 года назад +2

    Don't know why but the Italian countrysides always have a.... calming vibe to them

  • @diego80mi
    @diego80mi 3 года назад +2

    La signora Clara è un patrimonio della nostra splendida Italia: quella autentica, genuina e semplice

  • @Tony-112
    @Tony-112 3 года назад +16

    Miss my Grandmother (Nonna) ❤️❤️❤️
    Hope everyone is ok over there in Italy 🙏

  • @princesacoatta
    @princesacoatta 3 года назад +14

    Grazie signora Clara.❤
    Questa signora rappresenta la semplicità, l'umiltà e la bellezza della nostra Italia e della Sicilia.❤😍

    • @gical70
      @gical70 11 месяцев назад

      Viva l'Italia e tutte le sue bellissime tradizioni.

  • @kristin4840
    @kristin4840 3 года назад +1

    This makes me miss my grandma!! She died when she was 99 in the exact same room she was born in. Best cook ever. 😢😢

  • @DiamondsRexpensive
    @DiamondsRexpensive 3 года назад +4

    Clara is an inspiration to us younger generations. I hope I age gracefully like her.

  • @valenesco45
    @valenesco45 3 года назад +264

    I'm italian and I'm 24, but I gotta say one important truth to y'all, these old and precious people are the REAL italians. The italians who are genuine and hard workers, who do everything with passion, sweat and smile, who truly believe in family and union, who represent the old values and virtues that most people now have lost. They are the last italians, and I'm lucky to live on their teachings.

    • @userl697
      @userl697 3 года назад

      What are modern Italians like?

    • @extremathule982
      @extremathule982 3 года назад +6

      @@userl697 Debauched!!!!

    • @userl697
      @userl697 3 года назад

      Extrema Thule that’s sad..

    • @charin951
      @charin951 3 года назад +1

      User L watch jersey shore

    • @userl697
      @userl697 3 года назад +1

      @@charin951 those are american italians right? I'm curious about the Italians in Italy

  • @saraf6977
    @saraf6977 3 года назад +40

    Love this channel, I'm learning Italian and I love hearing them speak the language

    • @bomberdj9617
      @bomberdj9617 3 года назад +2

      I am italian, if u wanna be kind,when u go to somewhere say buongiorno and after tsht say porcodio

    • @aauroraax
      @aauroraax 3 года назад

      @@bomberdj9617 non insegnare agli stranieri le bestemmie dai lol

    • @alinao87
      @alinao87 3 года назад +1

      This is quite hard to understand, this lady speaks a very poor Italian with a strong Sicilian accent

    • @bomberdj9617
      @bomberdj9617 3 года назад +1

      @@aauroraax smh

    • @tanibd6156
      @tanibd6156 3 года назад

      @E ...

  • @genevieveis2838
    @genevieveis2838 3 года назад +2

    These granny's are amazing... I love these...⚜️🥀🙏

  • @usa2342
    @usa2342 3 года назад +2

    Thank You!
    Grandma so adorable!

  • @caterinaclemenza8971
    @caterinaclemenza8971 3 года назад +17

    Favignana Is AMAZING. I'm lucky enough to live reallyy near to it, and enjoy its breathtaking sea from time to time

    • @dukemd69
      @dukemd69 3 года назад +2

      Clemenza: "Leave the gun; take the cannoli"

  • @JP-yw4wx
    @JP-yw4wx 3 года назад +4

    Looks like Clara's frying pot has been used more than a couple of times. My favorite cream. My birthday cakes are still made with cannoli cream and I'm now 60.

  • @jantralee5800
    @jantralee5800 3 года назад +1

    Simply the best cannoli makings in the entire RUclips videos.

  • @ioannakefaloniti7054
    @ioannakefaloniti7054 3 года назад +1

    I want to hug her! Cannoli look delicious.

  • @whitneyweiss5465
    @whitneyweiss5465 3 года назад +20

    I’m supposed to be in Favignana right now, and seeing this has made my day. I didn’t think I could love Pasta Grannies more than I did already, but filming my favorite dessert made in my favorite place did the trick. Thank you for so much for preserving and sharing this almost 200 year old recipe!

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +4

      hi Whitney, I hope you can make it to Favignana at some point - it's a charming little island. best wishes, Vicky

    • @whitneyweiss5465
      @whitneyweiss5465 3 года назад +3

      I go every year and was supposed to have my wedding there this October! I plan to move there someday, it fully has my heart.

  • @ambycakes
    @ambycakes 3 года назад +27

    We're meant to live long and work hard doing what we love to make others happy in our communities. All of these lovely ladies on this channel have so much energy!

    • @dougwhite3680
      @dougwhite3680 2 года назад

      Nice one , actually I’m really depressed right now, lost a coworker. very devastating , Needed someone to talk to.....

  • @romainlefranc3760
    @romainlefranc3760 3 года назад +1

    Mimi comme tout !!!
    Je l’adore 👍👍👍🙏😍

  • @charissemodeste6489
    @charissemodeste6489 3 года назад +1

    Ms. Clara.. you're absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you.

  • @littleowl1458
    @littleowl1458 3 года назад +24

    Loveeee this channel. Italian food is the best and I'm so glad this channel has shown the beauty of it.

  • @Loulou-sr3tk
    @Loulou-sr3tk 3 года назад +4

    For her age, she is so vigorous... wonderful lady. Long live to her, and all the pasta grannies.

  • @Oldbutnotout
    @Oldbutnotout 3 года назад +2

    Can we talk about the glass with Shrek on it? Absolutely Fantastic!! I think I have about 10,482 more kitchen utensils than one needs in a kitchen 🤣. And only if that pot could talk? How many cannoli’s has it fried? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Every single culinary school should make this channel mandatory viewing. 🇮🇹

  • @delishme2
    @delishme2 3 года назад +1

    A world without Cannoli, is not a world I want to live in. Thank you Clara, two Aussies will be eating these this week 😁

  • @MaeV808
    @MaeV808 3 года назад +15

    Another treasure of Italy shared with the world. This channel is consistent wholesomeness! 😊

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад

      Thank you Maen 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

  • @natasham8076
    @natasham8076 3 года назад +52

    How gorgeous!! I’ve been waiting for this since you posted about it on Instagram. This is the first cannoli recipe I’ve ever seen without eggs (which I’m allergic to) so I’ll definitely be trying it!

    • @ivyfabrigasnaval33
      @ivyfabrigasnaval33 3 года назад +1

      Me too, so happy to find this, cause my son is allergic to eggs

    • @natasham8076
      @natasham8076 3 года назад +6

      Ivy Fabrigas Naval isn’t it great how many of the traditional recipes don’t have eggs!

    • @gwagner1380
      @gwagner1380 3 года назад +2

      @@natasham8076 yeah, it is. Time changes and it's incredible. Like for example there was a time where tomatoes were thought to be poisonous due to being acidic and back then most old recipes didn't used them either for not existing in the region or crazy ideas. Nowadays it's almost everywhere. This recipe has been passed down for almost 200 years and I really love the alternative to not using eggs in order to get such an exquisite dish.

  • @mominetti
    @mominetti 3 года назад +1

    Look at that patina on her frying pot, she made a lot of cannoli in it. Great tip using a bamboo rod for cannoli moulds, I’m going to use it for sure.
    Thank you for documenting Italian tradition with all the nonnas and their recipes, please, never stop filming them! ♥️

  • @geoffreywallace132
    @geoffreywallace132 3 года назад

    A Gem of a lady. 90+ and most women couldn't keep up with her. Recipe from the head and from scratch. Great and entertaining video! Thanks.

  • @angrybees8122
    @angrybees8122 3 года назад +12

    She’s an inspiration

  • @mariangelesesquerdo106
    @mariangelesesquerdo106 3 года назад +4

    Adorable Clara! I could smell these canolli from Argentina. God bless Italian nonnas, the best by far, as mine, who died at 97 still cooking for the whole family 💕💕💕💕💕💕

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +1

      That's a good age to still be cooking 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

  • @renebrown7394
    @renebrown7394 3 года назад +2

    Clara has a pep in her step and a gleam in her eyes..she is the true definition of happiness.

  • @giordanamarini9379
    @giordanamarini9379 3 года назад +2

    Italian grandmas are the sweetest in the world ❤️

  • @darthlaurel
    @darthlaurel 3 года назад +91

    Very interesting about the bamboo.

    • @alec984
      @alec984 3 года назад +1

      Cannolo is slang form of diminutive for of "canna" which in Italian mean "reed". Bamboo plants don't grow up in Italy/Mediterranean area.

    • @vbrotherita
      @vbrotherita 3 года назад

      @@alec984 Cane plants can grow in southern Italy and they do.

    • @alec984
      @alec984 3 года назад

      @@vbrotherita lo so, crescono anche dalle mie parti, in italia centrale. il bamboo è un'altra cosa rispetto alle nostre canne (comuni o di palude) anche se appartengono alla stessa famiglia.

  • @ASoulsHeartbeat
    @ASoulsHeartbeat 3 года назад +22

    I so love this channel. To get to step into these kitchens and watch such wonderful cooking take place is just fabulous. These looked so good! I hope someone in the younger generation keeps this family recipe alive, such a sweet Grannie, Patti

    • @dougwhite3680
      @dougwhite3680 2 года назад +1

      Nice one , actually I’m really depressed right now, lost a coworker. very devastating , Needed someone to talk to.....

    • @eolobrontolo9117
      @eolobrontolo9117 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@dougwhite3680Talk to the door of your kitchen. 😏

  • @nonchalant5315
    @nonchalant5315 3 года назад

    Finally! A canoli recipe I can trust! Thank you Clara!

  • @mariaglover4202
    @mariaglover4202 3 года назад

    This could be the excessive coffee and/pms talking but ....I love this channel SO much!!!😭😭😭🤣😍 grandmas are the best!!!❤❤❤❤

  • @sorchaogle2246
    @sorchaogle2246 3 года назад +6

    Montalbano is a favourite TV show in many countries including the UK. It was a touching moment when the death of the actor (and therefore the character) playing Doctor Pasquano was marked with eating these pastries. Very emotional for fans in particular and a lovely touch. U wonder if Clara was aware of the significance or fans, whether it meant anything to her etc.

    • @rl1111rl
      @rl1111rl Год назад

      We went to Sicily before the pandemic and accidentally came across the set where they were filming Il Commissario Montalbano!

  • @thecalicoheart7946
    @thecalicoheart7946 3 года назад +4

    That Andrea charms all the Grannies! 😊

    • @IvanTCampos
      @IvanTCampos 3 года назад

      Not only the grannies if I say so myself

  • @jibrilnito
    @jibrilnito Год назад

    I love more grandma Clara,, she is so cute and sweet.
    God bless Her 💞

  • @corra7
    @corra7 Год назад

    These videos bring tears to my eyes . Love these women! Salt of the earth!

  • @MakeTheVid61
    @MakeTheVid61 3 года назад +239

    When the pot has miles on the odometer- well, that’s when you know she’s got experience

    • @HanzalaRecites
      @HanzalaRecites 3 года назад +2

      what? couldn't understand your comment

    • @HanzalaRecites
      @HanzalaRecites 3 года назад +1

      @union310 ok

    • @richardcorsillo9819
      @richardcorsillo9819 3 года назад +9

      That pot had warts like the dickens

    • @Sara-dp5dg
      @Sara-dp5dg 3 года назад +7

      Lol that's what we say in the south about cast iron skillets. The dirtier it looks the better the food taste and you know that person knows how to throw down in the kitchen

    • @EM-dw2yv
      @EM-dw2yv 2 года назад

      @@HanzalaRecites old pot with grease .

  • @gweebs824
    @gweebs824 3 года назад +6

    first of all: OMG this is an amazing channel... Reminds me of my grandmother... I remember we made the filling sweet: ricotta, sugar and chocolate chips... never heard about bamboo, granny used stainless steel tubes... love these videos... these woman are treasures! thanks for this channel!

  • @BsBucWiLD
    @BsBucWiLD Год назад

    How well she is moving around in this video, i hope she is still around making these cannolis!!!

  • @Articoz89
    @Articoz89 3 года назад

    This is by far the best advertising for our country, you cant get wrong with food when you come to Italy, cheers! ;D

  • @salishseaquest7952
    @salishseaquest7952 3 года назад +4

    Why do I get so hungry every time I watch Pasta Grannies??? I can only wish I was there!

  • @mjrussell414
    @mjrussell414 3 года назад +6

    I really like how you go to these out of the way places to meet these wonderful people, who should be recognized and appreciated for their talent and artistry.

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +1

      hi Marilyn, it's true, we follow food trails not the routes through famous architecture and history. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

  • @girasolemreeves1063
    @girasolemreeves1063 3 года назад +2

    She is absolutely precious. She reminds me of my nonna in Calabria. She had a similar way of making her Cannoli, I have the homemade wooden rods that she wrapped the Cannoli pastry dough around before deep frying. I can still remember the wonderful smell in her rustic kitchen. My nonna also had beautiful blue eyes just like Clara. Thank you for such a wonderful video.

  • @patsymccown2766
    @patsymccown2766 3 года назад +1

    Sooo wonderful! Made me think of my beautiful, Italian grandmother 😇

  • @loudblackmenfilmproduction7974
    @loudblackmenfilmproduction7974 3 года назад +12

    Amazing! Adore this channel, so much love from this awesome grannies!

  • @AlmondAngel
    @AlmondAngel 3 года назад +7

    Why I always end up with tears? Obviously, it's because these kind of warm-telling-ambient short films fill my heart with bliss and love for life... which is very rare these days.
    Love you all! 💖

    • @pastagrannies
      @pastagrannies  3 года назад +1

      hi Katerina. Glad you enjoyed Clara's video! best wishes, Vicky

  • @HopeLaFleur1975
    @HopeLaFleur1975 3 года назад +1

    I can eat 50 of those cannoli from her! what an amazing recipe!!

  • @TourmalineDragonfly
    @TourmalineDragonfly 3 года назад +1

    Totally makes me miss my own Italian grandmother.. Love you, Michaeline! This deal lady is precious :)

  • @rmgugliara5321
    @rmgugliara5321 3 года назад +3

    Ciao Bellissima nonna, sei fantastica, mi fai ricordare alla Mia nonnina Che non ce'piu ', anche Lei faceva tutto a Mano.. Ti Mando un Forte abbraccio dalla Germania 😘😘😘

    • @Pepella
      @Pepella 3 года назад

      Guuuuuurl wenn ich zurück nach Italien könnte... Sonne und gutes Essen omg 🥵

  • @theinstantproject4983
    @theinstantproject4983 3 года назад +3

    When the pot looks like that, you know it's gonna be good food!:)

  • @bs1820
    @bs1820 8 месяцев назад

    Holy shit she’s amazing at 93. Wow ! Incredible. She’s doing great.

  • @janslehmann05
    @janslehmann05 3 года назад

    What a beautiful nonna. I like this series, especially when they tell stories and interact more with the people there filming.

  • @bunznammo6070
    @bunznammo6070 3 года назад +4

    I used to work at a retirement home for 2 years. The youngest retiree was 64 and they acted like it was time to rest in peace and do nothing all day. Short few years later they had back aches from inactivity and most developed some sort of stage 1 alzheimers. What I am saying here is that this 93 year old grandma keeps it active. Most 90 somethings (even 70 somethings) are using walkers or wheelchair bound because they cannot support themselves standing up. Movement is so important when you get old. You have to keep moving. You never get old. The only thing that will get old is the tombstone that says your name on it.

  • @caryn9561
    @caryn9561 3 года назад +9

    Look at those blue eyes she must have been a real beauty.

  • @addysbeeandgarden320
    @addysbeeandgarden320 Год назад

    When a 93 year old Italian lady gives you the ORIGINAL recipe for cannoli, you listen! Oh my heart! I just want to travel around and learn hands on from these beautiful ladies. You have the best job ever!

  • @JusaKiki
    @JusaKiki 3 года назад

    ohh grandma recipe...so lovely to have someone like her in the family...gonna miss her cook everytime...

  • @celbismarketing3133
    @celbismarketing3133 3 года назад +3

    That would make perfect partner with brewed coffee or tea for afternoon snack. Clara preserve such a delicious traditional snack and shared it with us. Such a wonderful lady 😊❤

  • @aparnapatil1966
    @aparnapatil1966 3 года назад +3

    Love watching all nona's..👌✌

  • @estebanciccarelli7516
    @estebanciccarelli7516 3 года назад +1

    Enjoy your granmas every possible minute and keep her recipes alive always

  • @orsolaventura1924
    @orsolaventura1924 2 года назад +2

    Ammiro molto
    La Sign. Clara
    Per la sua bravura
    Nel preparare un dolce
    Molto caro ai Siciliani
    E non solo.
    La ricetta e corretta
    Negli ingredienti e nella
    Esecuzione.
    Brava.

  • @russellrobinson505
    @russellrobinson505 3 года назад +4

    I can eat a bunch of those and enjoy every one! I love her smiling face!!!💕💖🤗💋

  • @RareandFriends
    @RareandFriends 3 года назад +5

    Commentator: *calmly and gently* Clara finishes them with a dusting of icing sugar =)
    Clara: MY CANNOLIS ARE DONE HURRY AND EAT THEM MY GRANDCHILDREN!!!
    I wish I could write her a letter, she's precious and deserves all the love.

    • @ronaldomelussi
      @ronaldomelussi 8 месяцев назад

      "Cannoli" are already plural in Italian. Writing 'cannolis' is like writing 'childrens'.

  • @RosieG1986
    @RosieG1986 3 года назад +1

    Mmm cannoli and arrancini my 2 favourite foods to come from Sicilia. I'm proud of my heritage

  • @Dotthel
    @Dotthel 3 года назад

    Italians know how to cook. The world thanks you!!