Espresso Macchiato Recipe
A caffeinated drink made of espresso and a little bit of milk.
Equipment
- An espresso machine
- A coffee grinder
Ingredients
- 18 g coffee
- 4 ounces of milk
- very little water
Instructions
- Switch on your espresso machine and set a fifteen-minute timer. Preheat your espresso machine. Weigh your coffee grounds and add them into the portafilter. Tamp this using a tamper.
- Pour very little hot water into your demitasse cup. Slot your portafilter into the espresso maker. Get your shot of espresso in the pre-heated cup.
- Ensure a dry steam wand. Add this wand to the pitcher immediately so that the milk doesn’t bubble much. Angle your pitcher in a way that the milk keeps swirling. Keep doing this steaming process until the texture turns creamy. It is Usually done till it's around seventy-one degrees celsius. This is your frothed milk.
- Just add your frothed milk into your shot of espresso.