Atole

Masa harina may be found in the specialty foods section of the grocery store.

Put the masa harina in a bowl and whisk in the milk , little by little.

Pour the milk mixture into a pot and add the brown sugar and cinnamon.

Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes , stirring constantly , to keep it from becoming lumpy.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

Serve in mugs.

Variations:.

Pineapple atole.

Follow the basic recipe , but omit the cinnamon.

After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat , add 1 small can crushed pineapple , undrained.

Strawberry atole.

Follow the basic recipe , but omit the cinnamon.

After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat , add 2 cups fresh strawberries that have been hulled , washed and crushed.

masa harina, milk, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract