ristrettolungo Senior Member Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 147 Location: MI Expertise: Just starting
Posted Sat Aug 30, 2008, 10:27pm Subject: Proper cafe-au-lait = with drip coffee or with espresso?
I was at this coffeehouse for cafe-au-lait. The "barista" handed me a half cup of frothed milk and asked me to walk over to the drip coffee station to help myself with the coffee. Is this the proper way to make cafe-au-lait? I was expecting it to be made with espresso or should that be called cafe latte?
If you're going to be picky, it should be double strength, fresh ground, dark roasted (french roast?) coffee with chickory, and scalded milk, not foamed. Of course, that's the Cafe DuMonde recipe, that's near and dear to my heart. In France, sometimes it's made with espresso, sometimes it's not. It's just 'coffee with milk' in translation, so... same as cafe con leche in Mexico, or caffe latte in Italy.
If you want to experience the Cafe DuMonde thing as close as you can, french press a double dose of 'New Orleans Market' canned coffee and heat up a bit of whole milk in a pan, adding the sugar as it gets warm. Mix together at about a half and half ratio, and et viola, cafe au lait.
nxnw98 Senior Member Joined: 1 Sep 2003 Posts: 33 Location: CA Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Mon Sep 1, 2008, 3:08am Subject: Re: Proper cafe-au-lait = with drip coffee or with espresso?
Psyd Said:
If you're going to be picky, it should be double strength, fresh ground, dark roasted (french roast?) coffee with chickory, and scalded milk, not foamed. Of course, that's the Cafe DuMonde recipe, that's near and dear to my heart. In France, sometimes it's made with espresso, sometimes it's not. It's just 'coffee with milk' in translation, so... same as cafe con leche in Mexico, or caffe latte in Italy.
If you want to experience the Cafe DuMonde thing as close as you can, french press a double dose of 'New Orleans Market' canned coffee and heat up a bit of whole milk in a pan, adding the sugar as it gets warm. Mix together at about a half and half ratio, and et viola, cafe au lait.
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