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Iced coffee recipes

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:51:41 +0000

Three iced coffee recipes: Iced Caramel Macchiato, Iced Mocha and Iced Latte

Iced Caramel Macchiato

12 ounces cold milk
Fill with ice to 1cm below rim
3/4 ounces vanilla
Drizzle with caramel sauce

Iced Mocha
Cafe mocha is based on Espresso, chocolate syrup, steamed milk, whipped cream and chocolate powder or cocoa shavings.

12 ounces cold milk
Two ounces mocha syrup
Two espresso shots
Fill with ice to 1/4 below rim
Top with whipped cream

Iced Latte

12 ounces of cold milk
Two espresso shots
Fill with ice to 1cm below rim

Cafe Americano

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:50:04 +0000

An Americano is one or more shots of espresso poured into a glass filled with hot water.

Cafe Americano recipe

12 ounces hot water
Three espresso shots

Café Au Lait

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:48:56 +0000

Café au lait is a traditional French drink made with equal parts of steamed milk and brewed coffee.

Cafe Au Lait recipe

8 ounces regular coffee, not espresso
Add steamed milk to just below rim

Cafe Breve

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:45:45 +0000

Cafe breve is a milk-based espresso without milk where half and half is used.

Cafe Breve

Twelve ounces steamed half and half
Two espresso shots
1 cm of foamed milk

Mocha recipe

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:42:29 +0000

Mocha coffee is very easy to make by adding cocoa, milk and sugar to hot coffee.

Mocha

Fill with steamed milk to 1cm from the top
Two espresso shots
2oz mocha syrup
Top with whipped cream

Did you know? Café Mocha name comes from the Red Sea town of Mocha, Yemen and date back from the the 15th century.

Cappuccino recipe

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:38:21 +0000

The best cappuccino should be 1/3 espresso, 1/3 milk and 1/3 froth.

Cappuccino

Pour in foamed milk
Two espresso shots
chocolate powder, to garnish

Caramel Macchiato

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:34:49 +0000

Caramel Macchiato is a Starbucks coffee favorite made with a mix of creamy vanilla and steamed milk.

Caramel Macchiato

Fill 3/4 full with milk (steamed )
Pour in 3/4 ounce of Vanilla Syrup
Pour in two shots espresso
Top with foamy milk to the rim
Drizzle caramel sauce in artzy patterns on foamy milk
Time to drink

Caffè latte recipe

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:31:45 +0000

A caffè latte or latte is a coffee drink made with steamed milk.

Latte Recipe

Fill with steamed milk
Pour in two shots espresso
Top with 1 cm foamy milk

Gourmet coffees

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:16:37 +0000

A selection of coffee recipes to enjoy gourmet coffee. Some cold, some hot, some exotic.

Now that you have found your personal favorite type of coffee bean, selected your style of roast and ground the coffee, you can choose from a lot of recipes to make a gourmet coffee.

Coffee recipes include:

Coffee drinks
Coffee Desserts (Coffee Milkshake, Tiramisu…)
Coffee Cakes (Mocha Chip Cookies…)
Coffee Ice cream
Coffee Alcoholic drinks (Coffee Vodka, Mexican Coffee…)

Coffee is a multifaceted ingredient in lots of recipes. However though, if you wish for just the coffee, you can make:

Mochas
Espressos
Cappuccinos
Iced coffees
Irish coffee
Latte
Caramel Macchiato
Cafe Breve
Cafe Au Lait
Iced Caramel Macchiato
Cafe Americano
Iced Mocha
Iced Latte

Coffee grinding

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:08 +0000

It takes a bit more time to grind your own coffee beans but you will be surprised at how much difference it can make.

Once the correct coffee bean and kind of roast has been chosen, one needs to remember to always grind the coffee beans promptly before brewing the coffee which helps retain the freshness of the beans.

Depending on your selection of beans, you will need a different grind from your machine.

Espresso needs a fine size grind
Drip coffee needs a medium size grind
The French press and the vacuum pot needs the largest grind size.

There are 2 types of coffee grinding machine

Blade coffee grinders which grinds the bean unevenly
Burr coffee grinders which grind the beans evenly