Angelina’s Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces chocolate, chopped (fine-quality semisweet or bittersweet)
• 1/4 cup water, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 3 cups hot milk, divided
• sugar
• whipped cream, if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a double boiler over low heat, combine chocolate and 1/4 cup water until melted, stir until smooth.
• 2 remove top of double boiler pan from.
• 3 whisk in 3 tablespoons hot water.
• 4 pour into pitcher or divide among individual 4 mugs.
• 5 either stir 3/4 cup hot milk into each mug or serve milk in a separate pitcher.
• 6 pass sugar and whipped cream in separate bowls; add to taste.