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I reviewed a book recently that was all about making your
own hot chocolate.  Sometimes I love my
job.  Included in the book is a recipe
for Chocolate Gravy, which is a way to turn chocolate into a sauce poured over
hot biscuits for a morning snack.  If
you're counting calories, it would probably be a full-day meal, but we do what
we have to do.  On those days when you
need a bit more indulgence, this can be your breakfast of champions.  If you're just looking for a way to mix
chocolate into booze, another recipe excerpt can be found at the full
review.

Chocolate Gravy

Excerpted from Fred Thompson's Hot Chocolate

• 1 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder


• 3/4 cup sugar


• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour


• 2 cups whole milk


• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract


• 6 leftover biscuits, lightly toasted
  

1. Whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, and flour together in a
   medium-size saucepan until well blended. 
   Slowly whisk in the milk.  Bring
   to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.  Reduce the heat and simmer until slightly
   thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.  Remove from
   the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.


2. Slightly crack the tops of the biscuits, place on serving
   plates and pour the "gravy" over them.  Serve at once.

Serves 3 to 6