Espresso Drinks | Basics with Babish
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This week, we're getting into coffee's fussy, high-strung Italian cousin: espresso, and the many things you can do with it. That, and how to make one without spending a few grand on a home espresso machine!
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How To Make A Cappuccino At Home With An Espresso Machine [Easy To Follow Cappuccino Recipe]
Coffee master Austin Childress from Carabello Coffee is back to show you how to make a cappuccino at home.
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The cappuccino was born alongside the original hype of espresso and evolved into the drink we know today during the World Wars.
It ultimately arrived in Europe and the Americas around 1980. Now, they are very structure-oriented drinks, usually served in squat, 6 oz glass or ceramic cups.
That structure is truly their defining feature. Split evenly in thirds, you can almost feel the quality of a cappuccino by its weight. Ideally, it should be 1/3 espresso, under 1/3 steamed milk and 1/3 airy foamed milk. For this reason, cappuccinos are often considered the true test of a barista’s skills.
If you want to learn the difference in a cappuccino and other popular espresso drinks like lattes, check this out:
Good milk swirl
Dennis Hew shows the swirling pattern you want to achieve when steaming, so as to get perfect microfoam that also makes great latte art.
How to Make a Latte Art Heart | Perfect Coffee
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My name is Mike Jones, and I'm a barista at Third Rail Coffee right by Washington Square Park in New York City. I'm going to teach you some basic coffee-making skills.
Alright, I'm going to talk to you about latte art. Latte art is kind of the exciting part of making espresso drink. It's what gets a lot of people really pumped about making coffee. It's not necessarily a representation of a quality beverage, but it definitely shows that the person who made it cared—it's the mark of a professional, similar to plating with food. Now, the first thing you need is a good shot of espresso. You need the milk steamed properly with good micro foam, and then you have to pour, keeping a few things in mind. This is velocity, so basically how fast you're pouring. And then where the milk is going in the cup, and where it's flowing outwards. It's kind of something you have to feel out and you really have to practice it many many times to get down. So we're going to start off by doing the heart. This is sort of the basic latte art design and then the other one would be a rosetta which is a fern, and then a tulip. So heart, rosetta, tulip are the three basic designs you can do with latte art. So I'm going to start off making the heart, pulling a shot, steaming the milk and then pouring. Alright, so when you're starting to pour latte art, the first thing you want to do is pour from a greater distance up, or from a greater height so that way the milk is actually going to go underneath the espresso and then as you get closer and start pouring faster, the foam rises to the top and this is when you start controlling it. So to make the heart, you're basically just going to be pouring into the center until you see it's about three-quarters full. So I'm pouring into the center there. Then as I get closer, the foam will rise to the top and you just kind of shake it, and then you lift it up at the end to suck it in and cut through. So again, pouring to the center, getting close when it's three-quarters full, pulling up to suck in and then cutting through. That's a heart.
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Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies | Betty Crocker Recipe
A brownie classic! Who can resist rich cream cheese marbled through rich fudgy brownies?
Recipe:
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Ingredients
Filling
4 oz cream cheese, softened (from 8 oz package)
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Brownies
1 box (1 lb 6.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Supreme original brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Steps
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well blended. Set aside.
2. Make brownie batter as directed on box. Spread three-fourths of the batter in pan. Spoon filling by tablespoonfuls evenly onto batter. Spoon remaining batter over filling. Cut through mixture several times with knife for marbled design. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
3. Bake 33 to 37 minutes or until toothpick inserted in brownie 1 inch from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.