Name: Café au Lait
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 8 drinks
Ingredients: 8 cups steaming-hot low-fat milk; 4 cups hot very strong brewed coffee (preferably French roast or espresso)

Don't let a cloudless sky stop you from enjoying a white Christmas. Create your own by whirring hot milk in a blender until it's as light as freshly fallen snow. The creamy froth blankets strong, dark coffee for a special morning brew.

Cooks note:

Make sure to use low-fat milk; the fat in whole milk prevents it from frothing as well.

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