Archive for March 2nd, 2010
A winter chill may still hang in the air, but spring will soon be here. Here’s a recipe to try out during the first warm spring day.
Cinnamon Caramel Coffee
Ingredients:
- 6 tbs ground gourmet coffee
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup caramel dessert syrup
Preparation:
Add the cinnamon before brewing to give this recipe spicy touch. You’ll need to stir well to blend in the caramel syrup.
Mix the cinnamon into your loose ground coffee and then brew a pot of coffee by whatever method you prefer. Add the caramel syrup to the cinnamon-spiced coffee, and stir well until completely dissolved. Chill through in the fridge, and serve over ice cubes, with added milk or sugar to taste. The syrup makes this iced coffee pretty sweet as it is.
As an alternative to flavoring syrup try coffee flavoring syrup.
Source: www.coffeetea.about.com
Happy Brewing!
We all know about drinking gourmet coffee, but what about cooking with coffee? Yes, this wonderful elixir can be a welcome addition to foods outside the coffee pot.
Gourmet coffee can be used for everything from a spice rub to part of that delicious sauce you’re serving. Used judiciously the resultant dish may not even taste like coffee. Coffee can both complement and contrast the dish in question. And in the case of some deserts the coffee taste is intended to come to the foreground.
So whether it’s the secret ingredient in your marinade or that extra spice in your sauce, coffee can increase your culinary vocabulary and give you a refreshing cup after the meal as well.
Until next time – happy brewing.