Angelina’S Hot Chocolate - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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)

Preparation

In a double boiler over low heat, combine chocolate and 1/4 cup water until melted, stir until smooth.
Remove top of double boiler pan from.
Whisk in 3 tablespoons hot water.
Pour into pitcher or divide among individual 4 mugs.
Either stir 3/4 cup hot milk into each mug or serve milk in a separate pitcher.
Pass sugar and whipped cream in separate bowls; add to taste.