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Spanish Hot Chocolate

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Chocolate a la Taza

Light and tender buñuelos de viento are often dipped into chocolate a la taza, a hot chocolate drink thick enough to coat them.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 1/2 oz chocolate a la taza (70 g, preferably Valor in bar form*), or 2 oz bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), broken into pieces, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring milk with chocolate a la taza just to a boil in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, whisking until chocolate is melted, then simmer mixture, whisking, 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes to thicken.

  2. Step 2

    *Available at Tienda (888-472-1022).

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