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Steep 45 minutes. Strain through a
fine-mesh strainer, pressing on the
cereal to extract as much liquid as
possible but being careful not to force
the cereal through the strainer.
2. Reserve in the refrigerator, up to 3
days, until ready to use.
Butterfly Pea
Powder Latte
There are many people touting the
benefits — from mood enhancement to
stress relief — of butterfly pea flower tea
drinks, which hail from Thailand. What we
do know for sure is that the brilliant blue
hue in addition to the delicious earthy
flavor will have you in love at first sip.
Some specialty gourmet stores and tea
shops carry this vibrant tea sold in powder
form, but it is readily available online.
Makes 1 serving
1½
teaspoons butterfly pea flower
powder, sifted
1
tablespoon water
1 to 2
teaspoons honey, or to taste
2
cups milk (dairy or nondairy)
1. Put the butterfly pea flower powder
and water in a glass that's at least 12
ounces in capacity. Add honey to pea
flower mixture, if using. Reserve.
2. Put the milk into a heatproof mug. Hold
the mug in one hand and place under
the steam wand so the bottom of the
wand is just below the surface of the
milk at an angle. Select the Steam
function and press the START/STOP
knob to start steaming. While holding
the mug at an angle, allow the steam
to move the milk around. Once the milk
begins to increase in volume, lift the
mug up higher so the steam wand
immerses deeper into the milk (this will
prevent large bubbles from forming and
will make a nice fine milk foam). When
the foam has almost reached the top
of the mug and you can feel that the
milk in the mug is quite hot, press the
START/STOP knob to stop steaming.
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Tap the mug a few times to remove any
larger bubbles.
3. Pour the steamed milk into the glass
with the pea powder mixture. Serve
immediately.
Note: This drink is also delicious iced.
Increase the powder to 1 tablespoon
and then fully chill. Serve over ice.
Desserts/Shake
Affogato
Many would turn their nose up at anything
other than vanilla gelato in this Italian
dessert, but we have found that there are
many other flavors that work just as well,
with chocolate, espresso, or caramel being
our favorites.
Makes 1 serving
1
scoop vanilla gelato (or your
favorite gelato or ice cream
flavor)
1
espresso capsule
Water
1. Put the gelato into a small cup or glass.
Store in the freezer while preparing the
espresso.
2. Put the espresso capsule into the unit.
Put an espresso/demitasse cup
underneath the brew head and select
Single Espresso.
3. Once the espresso has finished
brewing, remove the cup with the
gelato from the freezer and slowly pour
the espresso over the gelato.
4. Serve immediately.
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