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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (247g) Recipe makes 12 servings
Calories 78
Calories from Fat 40		(51%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 4.5g	6%
	Saturated Fat 2.8g	13%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 17mg		5%
Sodium 62mg		2%
Potassium 189mg		5%
Total Carbohydrate 5.7g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 4.0g		8%
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New Orleans Style Cafe Au Lait

Recipe #372779 | 10 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: FloridaNative
May 19, 2009

"Real, New Orleans-style coffee must be dark roast, brewed strong, and must include chicory. In fact, most of the coffee drunk in the Crescent City is a coffee-and-chicory blend". Some well-known local coffee-and-chicory brands are French Market (my personal favorite), Community Coffee, Cafe du Monde or Union. Brew your coffee in a drip coffeemaker only, and serve with half coffee and half scalded (NOT steamed!) milk. From www.gumbopages.com and posted for ZWT5.

SERVES 12 , 12 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

6 tablespoons dark roast french market coffee (Coffee-with-chicory, New Orleans style)
6 cups water
6 cups milk
sugar (optional) or other artificial sweetener (optional)

Directions

1
Bring the water almost to a boil, to a temperature of 204-208 degrees F.
2
Using a drip-style coffeemaker with filter, pour a small amount of the water over the coffee grounds to dampen them, then wait 30 seconds.
3
Pour more water over the grounds until the upper pot container is full.
4
Allow to drain, then repeat until all the water is used.
5
Scald, do NOT boil, the milk. This means to heat it until JUST below the boiling point.
6
Pour coffee into warmed large mugs, then add the milk.
7
Add sweetener if desired and serve.

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From: Sharon123

On Jun 4, 2009

I used to love drinking coffee with chicory, but haven't for ages, so this was very good! I used decaf coffee and added chicory that I got from the health food store. Thanks! Made for the Epicurean Queens for ZWT 2009.

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From: NorthwestGal

On May 27, 2009

A very pleasant way to start the day. I usually don't have cream or sugar in my morning coffee, but I did so for the purpose of making this recipe. And I think it was a very nice way to enjoy my morning coffee. Made for ZWT5.

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From: Sage

On May 26, 2009

This brought back good memories of our trip to N'awlins a few years ago.Loved reliving this; Wish I could have had a beignet to accompany it. I ended up making it with a coffee I bought in Seattle.I sprinkled a bit of cinnamon on it( I guess that's a no-no)but I enjoyed. Thanks for posting this. I made it for ZWT5. Rita

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