Hot Vanilla

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 14 ounces whole milk
• 2 ounces whipping cream
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine the ingredients and warm over low heat.
• 2 when small bubbles appear around the sides of the pan, remove it from the heat and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 3 place the pan back on the stove and rewarm the mixture, whisking it briefly to redistribute the skin that forms on the milk's surface.
• 4 remove the vanilla bean half, scrape out the seeds with a sharp knife, and return the seeds to the milk.
• 5 pour the vanilla milk into two 8-ounce mugs and top with sprinklings of cinnamon.