Macchiato

Preparation

Baking Directions:

Using your home coffee grinder, grind your espresso beans to a fine powder.

If you are grinding it at the grocery store, use the “fine” setting or tell your coffee vendor to grind it for a stovetop espresso pot.

Fill the bottom compartment of your stovetop espresso pot with water, slip your espresso pot’s fine-holed strainer into place, and fill it up with ground coffee.

Screw the top of the espresso pot snugly onto the base, and place it on a stovetop burner set to “high.”

Heat milk in saucepan on “low.”

When the milk begins to simmer, use a hand-held electric latte foamer to froth the milk.

If you don’t have a foamer, use a whisk.

  When the froth becomes fluffy but dense, remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside.

  When you hear the coffee stop percolating (it should take about three minutes), turn off the burner and pour your espresso coffee into a small cup.

Use a spoon to scoop the frothed milk onto the espresso, and enjoy.