Latte Macchiato: the secrets of making fragrant drink

Today, latte macchiato is recognized as the most frequently consumed beverage in the world. The recipe for this drink came up with the Italians in the distant XIII century.For a long time, the latte was perfected by acquiring new features. Today, its composition is as follows: coffee, boiled milk and foam, arranged in this cocktail in a ratio of 1: 2: 1.

Latte Macchiato cocktail is a combination of freshly brewed espresso and milk crema. By the way, the very name of the cocktail arose from a small coffee flare, which remains on the skin after the preparation is completed. Depending on individual preferences, you can add cinnamon, chocolate chips, sugar, various nuts or caramel syrup to the finished drink. This latte turns out to be very sweet and like innate sweet teeth.

Latte macchiato can be used as a base for a variety of cocktails, both non-alcoholic and with the addition of rum, Baileys liqueur or Amaretto. To give a beautiful appearance and more sweetness, whipped cream, ice cream, flavored syrups are added to the drink.

The drink is served in special narrow glasses on a long leg with a straw or a teaspoon. Due to the different consistency of the layers do not mix, and form a beautiful line enclosed in clear glass.

Cooking a latte macchiato means mastering a special art. However, to prepare a cocktail, it is not necessary to be a barista or have a fancy coffee machine in the kitchen, it’s enough to remember only a few important rules.

1. In order to enjoy not only the taste of the latte, but also its aesthetic appearance, it is customary to serve the drink in tall glasses made of transparent glass.
2. To foam on coffee turned out lush and shiny, you need to choose milk with a high proportion of fat (from 3.6% and above).
3. Coffee can not be brought to a boil.
4. Sugar dissolved in coffee and sweet syrup added to Irish glass will help make the drink sweeter.
5. After the coffee is ground, it must be brewed immediately. The more ingredient lies, the weaker its original flavor will be.
6. You can drink lattes with the addition of any syrups, except for lemon, orange, grapefruit, as the milk tends to sour due to the substances they contain.
7. The drink is recommended to be consumed as soon as it is cooked, otherwise its taste is lost.

To create a latte macchiato at home you will need the following ingredients:

• 0.5 tbsp. l freshly ground coffee;
• 200 ml of full-fat milk;
• 100 ml of boiled water;
• sugar (optional);
• Cinnamon and chocolate chips (for decor).

Coffee must be brewed in the Turk or coffee machine. Milk bring to a temperature of 60 degrees. Part of the milk, beat into the foam with a mixer. Strain the ready coffee, pour it into an irish glass. Add sugar (if necessary) and mix. Milk pour into a glass in a thin stream. Decorate latte macchiato with milky foam, cinnamon, chocolate.

It is possible that when you first prepare the drink layers will mix.

In order to make latte macchiato with berry flavor, you will need the following ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. l espresso;
• 2/3 cup of milk;
• 3 tbsp. l sweet utefil (except citrus);
• various toppings (to taste).

Pour half of the prepared syrup into an Irish glass. The remaining 25 ml mix in a blender with 2/3 of milk. Pour into a glass on top of the syrup layer. The third layer is espresso. Three tablespoons of milk, beat into a strong foam and put on top of the resulting cocktail.On request, macchiato can be consumed with whipped cream, caramel toppings, vanilla, dessert liqueurs.

Chocolate chips, cocoa and marshmallows are suitable for decorating the drink.

On the basis of macchiato, you can create numerous versions of the drink, just adding a couple of additional ingredients to the classic latte macchiato. One of the most sought-after latte-based cocktails is Irish Latte.

The stages of preparation remain the same as in the preparation of classic macchiato, but Ayrish cream is added to the hot milk, the density of which allows you to create a fourth layer in the cocktail (drops to the bottom).

For Irish Latte, soft, freshly roasted coffee beans without a bitter taste are best. It is recommended to brew coffee in a coffee machine. Milk fat content of at least 3.2% should be whipped. The procedure can be started only when hot steam comes out of the cappuccinator. As soon as the milk begins to boil, you need to stop the foaming process, otherwise the milk will spill out of the container. Before beating it is necessary to take into account that the frothed milk can double, therefore it is necessary to choose the appropriate dishes.

After the foam is ready, coffee is poured into the glass in a thin stream.

For those who are on a diet. Calorie latte macchiato (due to sugar and fatty milk) does not allow to call this drink dietary. For those who watch their weight, it is recommended to use skimmed milk. The only minus of such a cocktail is the absence of a beautiful crema. But the figure will not suffer a bit.

Instead of sugar, added to espresso, you can use a piece of dark chocolate, using it simultaneously with the drink.

In cafeterias and restaurants, latte macchiato (like other drinks of this kind) is usually decorated with foamy milk drawings. This art even has a special name - latte art.

Making such decorations is not as easy as it may seem at first glance. It will take practice. First you need to ideally learn to cook latte, so that the foam on it comes out thick and lush. Then you can start experimenting with the creation of patterns in the form of apples, leaves, flowers or hearts. Pictures can be performed by a pitcher or any sharp objects (knife, toothpick). The first technique of performing patterns is called pitching, and the second is etching. Professionals in the field of decorating culinary masterpieces use two techniques simultaneously.

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