Oh! It is coffee day! Oh what a wonderful day! The sun is shining and so is my little espresso machine! :)
Let me introduce you to the cast member. On the far left we have my Mr. Coffee espresso machine (30 dollars on amazon!), in the middle we have coffee beans from Boca Java (Ocean Drive), and on the right we have my trusty little grinder!
Start by putting your frothing pitcher into the fridge. You want your pitcher and milk very cold when you steam it!
So I ground my coffee beans and tapped them into my filter. Oh! By the way if you don't have an espresso machine I am sure some strong brewed coffee will work just fine! I used to make all my drinks that way and still could but using an espresso machine is so much more fun!
I put it in the machine and make 2 ounces of espresso. The recipe call for only one ounce per cup but that is a small cup of coffee! This needs to get me through the week ya know!
While that brews I take my frothing pitcher out of the fridge and add 1/4 ounce of vanilla extract and 3 ounces of whole milk. When your coffee is done brewing froth this milk vanilla mixture until doubled in size. Do not move the frothing pitcher around. Just hold it at an angle.
If you happen to move it around, ya know because you are trying to take a picture or something, this will happen. You will have hot vanilla milk all over your counter. So don't do that! I just what you to know that I would never do move it around. I know what I am doing with my espresso machine. I just wanted to show you guys how not to do it. You see all that spilled milk up there. Yep, all for you readers! That is how dedicated I am to teaching y'all how to make coffee correctly!
Okay maybe I spilled it on accident. But why not make it a teaching moment! lol!
Or my my espresso machine was mad that I had not used it all week and it wanted to teach me a lesson.
I will leave that to you to decide.
Oh! I forgot to introduce you to todays coffee mug! This is today beautiful coffee mug! Isn't it lovely!
Once your coffee is brewed and your milk is steamed pour the coffee into your much. Then, holding back the froth, pour in your vanilla milk. Scoop the froth out with a spoon and spread it on top. Then lightly sprinkle one teaspoon of granulated sugar on top of the froth.
Now, if you are fancy, you can use a Brûlée torch to caramelize the sugar on top. I do not have a torch so I placed mine under the broiler on high for three minutes. Works just as well but makes your cup very hot.
Look how pretty it is!
My book says "Proper etiquette calls for tapping the hardened caramelized crust to break it into pieces that dissolve to sweeten each sip."
But I because I used more coffee than it called for I added some simple syrup I had made and left in the fridge. It needed to be a bit sweeter for my amount of coffee.
This is the wonderful cookbook it came from! Target or amazon sell it! I love it! I am sure I will share more wonderful coffee drinks from it in the future!
Here is the actual recipe:
Macchiatto Brûlée
Makes 4
12 ounces whole milk
1 ounce of pure vanilla extract
4 ounces espresso
4 teaspoons granulated sugar
Combine the milk and the vanilla in a metal frothing pitcher. Steam until the flavored milk has doubled in volume. Brew a single shot of espresso in each of four ceramic demitasse cups. Fill cups to just below the rim with the steamed vanilla-milk foam. Evenly cover the surface of foam in each cup with 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Using a small butane-fuel torch, heat the sugar until it crystallizes and becomes golden brown, or place the cups under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
A Cowgirl's 52 Cups of Coffee takes no credit for the recipe. The recipe was found in the book Coffee Drinks by Michael Turnback.
Now for the rating on this cup of coffee. I will give it a 4 out of 5 stars. Had I used a stronger coffee I think it could have been better. But otherwise it was amazing! Plus to get to crack the top of your cup of coffee! How often have you done that? So wonderful experience and great taste!
The Thriving Cowgirl
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