Mayan Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
• 4 cups milk
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 3 cloves, crushed
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cinnamon stick (broken into pieces)
• ¼ teaspoon dried, crushed chili peppers
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
• 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:
Heat milk in double boiler over medium-low heat. Sift cocoa powder and flour together in a bowl. Add enough hot milk until a paste is formed. Add brown sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, and chili peppers to the paste and stir the entire mixture into the remaining hot milk in the double boiler. Skim cloves and cinnamon stick pieces off the top with a slotted spoon. Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Serve hot.

This recipe was published in 'Countertop Inspirations, Everyday chocolate 120 Tasty Recipes - p137'.