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Café au Lait

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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.

Total 00:20
Yield 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups brewed coffee or 1.5–2 cups (350–475 ml) cold coffee concentrate
  • 4 cups (950 ml) milk

Instructions

  1. 1
    If you are using coffee concentrate, add enough hot water to make 4 cups of coffee.
  2. 2
    At the same time, heat the milk over a low to medium heat until scalded.
  3. 3
    Pour equal amounts of coffee and scalded milk into bowls or cups.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Caf%C3%A9_au_Lait