Seize The Day Cafe Au Lait Recipes

NEW ORLEANS STYLE CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Bring the water almost to a boil, to a temperature of 204-208 degrees F.
• Using a drip-style coffeemaker with filter, pour a small amount of the water over the coffee grounds to dampen them, then wait 30 seconds.
• Pour more water over the grounds until the upper pot container is full.
• Allow to drain, then repeat until all the water is used.
• Scald, do NOT boil, the milk. This means to heat it until JUST below the boiling point.
• Pour coffee into warmed large mugs, then add the milk.
• Add sweetener if desired and serve.

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Make coffee using a Moka Pot, or strong dark roast coffee using your method of choice (French press, Chemex, Aeropress, or other).
• Steam the milk with an espresso machine (stretching the milk to 20 to 25% in height), or froth the milk with a frother, French press or whisk.
• Pour the coffee in a cup. Add the steamed milk and serve immediately.

SEIZE THE DAY CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine milk, chocolate syrup and almond extract until blended. Bring just to a boil over medium-low heat.
• Pour the milk mixture and coffee simultaneaously into a French cafe au lait bowl or a large coffee cup.
• Top with grated chocolate or nutmeg.
• Serve immediately.

INSTANT CAFé AU LAIT

Steps:

• Measure all of the ingredients into a coffee cup.
• Add hot water and stir to dissolve.
• Savor the flavor of savings.
• 1-1/2 teaspoons is the same as 1/2 a tablespoon or 1 very heaping teaspoon.
• If you are out of either powdered creamer or dry milk, then double up on the one you do have. This would be 1/4-cup of dry milk powder or 1-tablespoon of powdered creamer.

ORANGE CAFE AU LAIT MIX- GIFT IN A JAR

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in food processor.
• Cover and process 5 to 10 seconds, until well mixed.
• Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 6 months.
• For each serving, place 2 teaspoons mix in cup. Fill with 2/3 cup boiling water.

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Brew coffee. Heat milk, almost to a boil.
• Pour coffee and hot milk, preferably simultaneously, into large cups or mugs.
• Sweeten to taste. If you like the frothy finish that traditional steam infusers give to cafe au lait, whirl the hot milk in a blender (or use a whisk or hand mixer) before filling cups.

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Heat 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking, until milk is steaming and slightly foamy.
• Divide milk between two cafe au lait bowls or large coffee cups. Divide 2 cups coffee betweenbowls, and stir.