How to make a "Castillian Hot Chocolate"
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 7 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 qt milk
How to:
- Shift the cocoa and sugar together into a medium-sized saucepan
- Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the cocoa and sugar until it is a smooth paste
- Begin heating the mixture, stirring it with a whisk, and gradually pour in the milk
- Continue stirring with the whisk as you bring the liquid to a simmer
- Allow the chocolate to simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often, until it is thick, glossy and completely smooth
- Serve steaming hot in coffee mug
- Serves six