Sfogliatelle Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 3/4 cup water plus additional
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces lard (1/2 cup), softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/4 cups semolina flour, fine (see Cooks' notes, below)
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups fresh ricotta (1 pound)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
• Garnish: confectioners sugar
• a heavy-duty standing electric mixer with paddle attachment, a pasta machine, a small metal offset spatula, a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip, and parchment paper