Do you love cappuccinos too?
And you want to know how to make a nice creamy and delicious milk froth?
Today, I invite you to discover the homemade recipe for making PERFECT milk froth without a machine or a frother.
No need to spend a fortune on an espresso machine with a steam nozzle!
I'm going to show you the INFAILLIBLE technique for making a generous and light milk froth, like the one at Starbucks.
In addition, this trick is easy as pie and ultra-fast. It is ready in 2 minutes flat and it does not fall!
All you need is a glass jar and a microwave . Watch:
- milk (skimmed, semi-skimmed or whole)
- a small glass jar with its lid
- a microwave
Preparation: 1 min - Cooking: 1 min - For 1 person
1. Fill the jar about half full. Don't put too much because you need room for the foam.
2. Put the jar of milk in the microwave for 60 seconds, the time to heat the milk (without lid).
3. Take the jar out of the microwave and put the lid back on the jar.
4. Shake the jar vigorously with both hands for 30 to 60 seconds to double the volume of the milk and form a nice froth.
5. Remove the lid from the jar and pour the hot milk slowly into your cup. Remember to leave 1 to 2 cm for the foam.
6. With a spoon, add the milk foam from the bottom of the jar.
There you go, you now know how to make a nice homemade milk froth without a machine :-)
Easy, quick and delicious, right?
Now that you know this trick, you can easily make cappuccinos at home, like the ones at Starbucks.
You don't even need a professional machine!
Just pour the hot milk into your coffee and add the milk froth with a spoon.
Or, do like me and enjoy your hot milk without coffee and dip a good butter shortbread in the foam. Watch:
Yum ! So, isn't my delicious homemade milk froth made in the microwave beautiful?
Plus, this trick helps you save a bunch of money !
This is because milk frothers are extremely expensive.
But thanks to this method, you make a beautiful, perfect milk froth every time.
And using only the means at hand:a small jar and your microwave oven.
That's a good grandmother's trick as we like them :-)
I tested this trick with skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk and whole milk.
Good news:you can froth any type of milk.
Indeed, it is mainly the main milk proteins (caseins) which help to form foam.
Thanks to their surfactant properties, caseins enclose air bubbles in the liquid.
Fat content different types of milk only affects the texture of the froth.
Thus, whole milk makes it possible to obtain a creamy foam, which maintains a beautiful silky texture.
For my part, I prefer skimmed milk, because it gives a firmer and more abundant foam.
Semi-skimmed milk provides a good compromise between quantity, taste, smoothness and firmness.
Are you allergic to lactose? I also have good news for you!
This trick also works with vegetable milk, preferably almond or soy milk.
- Use a small jar. If the jar is too big, you will have trouble frothing the milk when shaking it.
- Heat the milk BEFORE shaking it. I tried shaking the milk before heating it, but the bubbles always go away. For this method to work, heat your milk before shaking.
- Know that for only €2.99, you can also buy a PRODUKT milk frother from IKEA. It's a kind of mini whisk that you dip into the milk to froth it easily.
- You can also make delicious milk froth using a French press. Pour a little milk into the carafe of the coffee maker and move the plunger back and forth for a few minutes. In a short time, you get a nice, thick and creamy milk froth.
