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Café au Lait Recipe

United States · Servings: 8 servings

Beverages 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.

Ingredients

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

Procedure

  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.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Café au Lait, CC BY-SA 3.0.