Serves 6
This is the thickest hot chocolate you’ll ever drink—any thicker, and it would be a pudding. In Segovia, it is one of the most popular winter drinks: A cup of this and some gossip will take the chill off any icy day.
• ½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. cornstarch
• ½ cup water
• 1 qt. milk
1. Rub the cocoa and sugar together. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and combine it in a medium-sized saucepan with the cocoa and sugar. Stir this mixture until it is a smooth paste.
2. 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.
3. Simmer the chocolate, stirring often, for about 10 minutes, until it is thick, glossy, and completely smooth. Serve steaming hot.
