Café au Lait
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.
Easy
Total Time
20 minutes
Servings
8 servings
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
4 cups brewed coffee or 1.5–2 cups (350–475 ml) cold coffee concentrate
2
4 cups (950 ml) milk
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
If you are using coffee concentrate, add enough hot water to make 4 cups of coffee.
2
At the same time, heat the milk over a low to medium heat until scalded.
3
Pour equal amounts of coffee and scalded milk into bowls or cups.
Notes
- •Steamed milk can be substituted for scalded milk.
- •The milk can be heated in the cups by half filling each cup with milk and microwaving briefly. A 1,000W microwave oven will heat one half-cup of milk in 50 seconds, two in 60 seconds.