How to make cappuccino at home

The original Italian drink has flown around the world and is firmly rooted in many countries. Cappuccino is loved for its layered structure - a strict espresso in combination with a delicate milk foam will not leave indifferent even the most sophisticated connoisseur of an invigorating drink. However, cooking it is not as easy as it may seem at first glance. Depending on your taste preferences, cappuccino can include cinnamon, vanilla or chocolate. Consider the basic and most delicious drink recipes based on ground and instant coffee.

Cappuccino technology

The technique includes several stages, which it makes sense to disassemble step by step. You can make cappuccino as with the use of Turks, so with the help of a full-fledged coffee machine.

Step number 1. Espresso cooking
As mentioned earlier, cappuccino is a mixture of soft milk foam and base - pure black coffee, or espresso.

You can carry out the procedure in a Turk, a coffee maker or a cezve, it all depends on what you have at hand. The difficulty may lie in the selection of grain, you need a composition marked "100% Arabica."

In the case of a coffee machine, there should be no particular difficulties: pour ground coffee into the compartment, pour in water, wait for the result.

If you decide to brew an espresso in a Turk, prepare ground roast coffee (3-4 degrees), pour in some water. Put on low heat, simmer for 3 minutes, then transfer the burner to medium power.

You can not allow boiling coffee, otherwise the drink will start to taste bitter. Watch the contents, when the foam appears, remove the Turk from the stove.

Wait for the moment when the foam goes down, then put the device back on fire. Repeat simple manipulations 4-7 times. The more procedures you perform, the stronger the espresso will be.

Step number 2. Foam Cooking
The best option for making the foam is beating natural whole milk. However, many baristas do not adhere to this technology, mixing dairy product with heavy cream. You can do the same.

In order not to experience difficulties whipping milk into a dense thick foam, choose a product with a high degree of fat. If your coffee machine is equipped with a tap for beating milk, use it.

Those who are not so lucky, you can beat the milk with a whisk, a mixer, a French press, a blender, pre-warming it up. You may have to make some effort, but it's worth it. At the exit should get a thick foam without large bubbles.

If after beating the foam starts to fall off, it means that you didn’t complete the procedure. Perform actions another 2-3 times, until the product takes the desired thickness. When this happens, knock the bottom of the tank on a flat surface so that the large bubbles rise and burst.

Step number 3. The process of combining espresso with foam
Prepare a ceramic or porcelain bowl in which your drink will be in advance. Rinse the container with boiling water based on filtered water, the mug should be hot.

Pour the espresso into it so that the container is 2/3 full, wait 1 minute. Take a bowl of foam, scoop up the whipped composition with a spoon and carefully place it on top of the black coffee.Optionally, you can keep the ratio of 1: 1, but this is not for everybody. After adding the foam, never mix the contents.

Approximately 40% of coffee makers prefer to add milk to the drink along with foam. In this situation, the cup is filled with each component in equal quantities. For example, 50 ml is initially poured. espresso, then comes 50 ml. hot milk, then the top (1/3 cup) is filled with foam to the brim.

There is another method of mixing the composition with milk. Initially, thick foam with milk is poured into the bowl so that the container is 2/3 full. Next, in the middle of a thin stream pours 1/3 espresso.

Practical recommendations

Professional baristas empirically removed certain tricks of making cappuccino at home. They will help get the perfect drink to taste and structure.

1. Give preference only to natural milk. If possible, use home cow or purchased with a fat content of 3.2%. In cases where you add cream to cappuccino, buy a product with a fat content of 27–30%.
2. Particular attention should be paid to the content of sugar in coffee. According to the present Italian technology, a hat (foam) is sprinkled with sand, but if you wish, you can mix it with an espresso before the infusion of the milk component.
3. It is important to remember forever that the temperature of the ingredients to be joined should be relatively equal. Consequently, it is necessary to warm the espresso, milk and cup alternately before the joining process.
4. Mixing cappuccino with alcoholic beverages such as rum, liqueur, brandy or whiskey is allowed. These ingredients interfere until the moment foam is combined with espresso, that is, they are poured into black coffee.
5. Lovers of sweets are recommended to sprinkle a frothy cap of cappuccino with cinnamon, chocolate chips or vanilla. Adding marshmallow marshmallow, which hides in your mouth, is not out of place.

How to make chocolate cappuccino

There are many variations of invigorating drink. One of the most delicious is cappuccino on the basis of chocolate chips.

• ground black coffee - 35-40 g. (approximately 2 tsp)
• cream (fat content 26–32%, not lower) - 215 ml.
• chocolate crumb - 25 gr.
• granulated sugar (preferably cane) - 20 gr.

1. Make an espresso in the usual way using a Turkish or an automatic coffee machine.
2. Pour the cream into a glass container, heat them in a microwave until bubbles form (boil). It is necessary to bring the dairy product to the same temperature as the espresso.
3. After heating, whip the cream into a thick foam in a convenient way (whisk, blender, mixer, etc.). Pour the composition into the espresso cup, move along the edge of the container.
4. Sprinkle with sugar (vanilla can be used) and chocolate chips.

How to make cappuccino with cinnamon

The main feature of the preparation of this kind of drink is the optimal ratio of ground cinnamon with the main components. It is important to strictly follow the instructions and do not exceed the proportions, otherwise the cappuccino will turn out cloying.

• ground coffee - 35 gr.
• whole fat milk - 210 ml.
• granulated sugar - to the discretion, to taste
• ground cinnamon - 2 pinches

1. First you need to prepare an espresso. Place ground coffee in a Turk, fill it with water and put it on medium heat.Do not bring to a boil, when the first bubbles appear, immediately remove from the burner. Repeat steps 4 times, no more.
2. Pour the milk into a bowl, whisk with a mixer. If there is no mixer, prepare a thick foam in a blender. It is important that it does not fall off, otherwise the cappuccino will turn out not so tasty. After beating, heat the milk to a temperature of 75-80 degrees.
3. Pour the espresso into a pre-cooked bowl, spoon a cap of foam from a spoon. Sprinkle the top with two pinches of cinnamon, add sugar if necessary.

How to make a cappuccino from instant coffee

Not everyone has a professional or amateur coffee machine, a Turk or a jazz. For such people, experienced housewives, through trial and error, developed a simple technology for making cappuccino at home.

• instant coffee - 45 gr.
• milk - 150-170 ml.
• liquid cream - 35 ml.
• cinnamon, cocoa powder, vanillin, or grated chocolate
• granulated sugar to taste

1. Take a ceramic or porcelain mug, pour in the milk so that it is three-quarters full.
2. Next, prepare an enamel saucepan, pour the milk into it, heat it in a water bath, stirring constantly. Do not allow the composition to boil; immediately turn off the stove when the first bubbles appear.
3. Pour instant coffee into a separate mug for one standard portion, then add the same amount to make a full espresso.
4. Pour the sugar (preferably cane) based on your taste sensations. Now add 10-15 ml. boiling water for better dissolution of the granules, mix. If the granules do not dissolve poorly, dilute them with water more strongly.
5. Pour into the mug hot, not boiled milk, do not exceed the amount, so as not to suppress the taste of coffee. The stronger the invigorating drink, the more milk you will need, and vice versa. In cases where you prefer cold coffee, you do not need to heat the milk.
6. Pour in a small amount of cream while stirring the product. You will see how the foam starts to rise, after this point, stir the coffee in a mug with two teaspoons.
7. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar, grated chocolate or cocoa, chopped nuts (almonds, nutmeg, etc.). Enjoy an economical and incredibly tasty cappuccino.

It is easy to make cappuccino at home, if you have practical knowledge about the underlying technology.Use the basic recipe, make an invigorating drink with the addition of grated chocolate or cinnamon (you can substitute vanilla sugar). Consider the method of making cappuccino based on instant coffee, it does not present any special difficulties. Add components at your discretion, experiment.

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