People prepare coffee drinks in a wide variety of ways. If you intend to make your cup of coffee at home, you may want to do it the simple way. Here are 2 easy coffee recipes for you: The cappuccino and granita recipes.
cappuccino recipe
Cappuccino was first prepared in Viennese cafes in the 19th century. It got its name from the words “capuchin friars”, which is the color of the robes of the local monks.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 espresso servings, short
1 cup of whole milk
Preparation:
- For the milk in a jug
- To froth the milk, place the steam nozzle of an espresso machine one-third of the way into the carafe and open the steam valve fully.
- Do not allow milk to boil or get too hot. Put the candy thermometer in the jar. Heat the milk until it reaches 175 degrees F. Avoid getting the milk too hot. Close the steam valve.
- Prepare the espresso. Pour into serving cups until coffee fills about a quarter of the cup.
- Stir milk before pouring into serving cups. After you have poured most of the milk into the coffee, place a spoon under the milk you are pouring to form a layer of frothy milk on top of the coffee.
- Ready to serve.
granita recipe
Granita is a type of semi-frozen coffee. Its usual contents are sugar, coffee and water.
for 4 people
Ingredients:
6 servings of espresso at room temperature, short
3 spoonfuls of sugar
16 ice cubes
2 cups of cold water
Preparation:
- For the espresso in a blender. Add the sugar.
- Blend the sugar and espresso for 90 seconds. Stop the blender.
- Add ice and water. Mix more until smooth.
- To serve in cups.
- Ready to serve.