Cookbook:Café au Lait
| Café au Lait | |
|---|---|
| Category | Beverage recipes |
| Servings | 8 servings |
| Time | 10–20 minutes |
| Difficulty |  |
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Literally "coffee with milk", café au lait is a drink made of coffee and scalded milk in a ratio of 1:1. It is the staple coffee drink of French Louisiana and is often served in bowls in Acadiana.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 4 cups brewed coffee or 1.5–2 cups (350–475 ml) cold coffee concentrate
- 4 cups (950 ml) milk
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- If you are using coffee concentrate, add enough hot water to make 4 cups of coffee.
- At the same time, heat the milk over a low to medium heat until scalded.
- Pour equal amounts of coffee and scalded milk into bowls or cups.
Notes, tips, and variations
[edit | edit source]- Steamed milk can be substituted for scalded milk.
- The milk can be heated in the cups by half filling each cup with milk and microwaving briefly. A 1,000W microwave oven will heat one half-cup of milk in 50 seconds, two in 60 seconds.