Cafe Au Lait Is Quick, Easy To Make

One of the pleasures of breakfast in France is a steaming bowl of cafe au lait. In Italy, it’s called caffe latte and is made with espresso or an Italian roast.

Make cafe au lait or caffe latte by pouring equal amounts of brewed coffee and hot milk simultaneously into bowl-sized cups. You may want to strengthen the intensity of your coffee so it will be strong enough to stand up to the milk.

You can boil a cinnamon stick or whole vanilla bean in the milk to flavor it. Make a batch of the flavored milk ahead of time and store it in your refrigerator; reheat as needed.

If you like instant coffee, heat equal parts of skim milk and water until boiling and then dissolve one teaspoon of coffee crystals in the hot liquid. For a quick caffe mocha, stir in one tablespoon of chocolate syrup and top with several shakes of presweetened cocoa.