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Recipe

Our flat white recipe

10 min.
Medium
1 pers.

Do you love arabica coffee but want a change from the usual latte macchiatos and cappuccinos? This drink is perfect for you! A flat white is made from espresso and steamed milk: it’s an often-overlooked, but delicious, drink.

WHAT IS A FLAT WHITE COFFEE? 

The origins of the flat white are somewhat vague. This drink appears to have originated in Australia in the 1980s. But, New Zealand claims to have invented the drink. The whole thing remains a mystery. However, its meaning remains the same: “flat” means “thin”. Both the words “flat” and “white” are a reference to the milk, which is particularly worked in this drink. The flat white also contains a shot or two of espresso, with milk and a small amount of milk foam. It can easily be confused with the latte, white coffee or the cappuccino. But the flavour of the espresso is more distinct and lifted in the flat white. This drink is typically served in a ceramic or porcelain cup.

HOW TO MAKE A FLAT WHITE 

If you have an automatic espresso machine (or espresso grinder)

Ingredients

  • milk
    Between 120 and 150 ml of whole milk
  • Ingrédient Café en grain
    Coffee beans

Material

  • Matériel Machine à café à grain
    Your coffee bean machine
  • cup
    A cup

Preparation

  • Matériel Machine à café à grain
    Step 1 Put the coffee beans in the espresso grinder.
  • Ingrédient Expresso
    Step 2 If you have a classic automatic coffee machine, just brew 1 espresso.
  • milk jug
    Step 3 Take a 30 cl pitcher and heat up 15 cl of milk. You can do this with a steam nozzle or a milk frother.
  • milk
    Step 4 Pour the hot steamed milk into the espresso. Do this as gently as possible.
  • cup
    Step 5 At the end, tilt the jug upwards to pour the foam on the milk. Your espresso will be mixed with hot milk and topped with a layer of soft foam!
  • Matériel Machine à café à grain
    Step 1

    Put the coffee beans in the espresso grinder.

  • Ingrédient Expresso
    Step 2

    If you have a classic automatic coffee machine, just brew 1 espresso.

  • milk jug
    Step 3

    Take a 30 cl pitcher and heat up 15 cl of milk. You can do this with a steam nozzle or a milk frother.

  • milk
    Step 4

    Pour the hot steamed milk into the espresso. Do this as gently as possible.

  • cup
    Step 5

    At the end, tilt the jug upwards to pour the foam on the milk. Your espresso will be mixed with hot milk and topped with…

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If you have a manual espresso machine

Ingredients

  • milk
    Between 120 and 150 ml of whole milk
  • Ingrédient Café en grain
    Coffee beans

Material

  • manual espresso coffee maker
    Your manual espresso machine
  • Préparation Entretenir Moulin
    A coffee grinder
  • Matériel Tapis tassage
    A tamping mat
  • Matériel Répartiteur de mouture
    A grind distributor
  • Matériel Tamper
    A tamper
  • Matériel Balance
    A scale
  • cup
    A cup

Preparation

  • ground coffee
    Step 1 Grind 14 g of coffee in your holder-filter.
  • ground coffee
    Step 2 Use your hands to distribute and even out the ground coffee in your portafilter.
  • Matériel Répartiteur de mouture
    Step 3 Use the grind distributor to make sure that it is evenly packed down (2 to 3 turns).
  • Matériel Tamper
    Step 4 Using your tamper, put 15 to 20 kg of force on your grind to pack it down.
  • Ingrédient Eau
    Step 5 Before switching on your coffee machine, flush it (cleaning the filter of any coffee grounds and emptying the water unit).
  • cup
    Step 6 Insert the portafilter into the unit and start the extraction.
  • Ingrédient Expresso
    Step 7 Stop the extraction when your drink weighs 28 to 42 g.
  • milk jug
    Step 8 Take a 30 cl jug and heat up 15 cl of milk. You can do this with a steam nozzle or a milk frother.
  • milk
    Step 9 Pour the hot steamed milk into the espresso. Do this as gently as possible.
  • cup
    Step 10 At the end, tilt the jug upwards to pour the foam on the milk. Your espresso will be mixed with hot milk and topped with a layer of soft foam!
  • ground coffee
    Step 1

    Grind 14 g of coffee in your holder-filter.

  • ground coffee
    Step 2

    Use your hands to distribute and even out the ground coffee in your portafilter.

  • Matériel Répartiteur de mouture
    Step 3

    Use the grind distributor to make sure that it is evenly packed down (2 to 3 turns).

  • Matériel Tamper
    Step 4

    Using your tamper, put 15 to 20 kg of force on your grind to pack it down.

  • Ingrédient Eau
    Step 5

    Before switching on your coffee machine, flush it (cleaning the filter of any coffee grounds and emptying the water unit).

  • cup
    Step 6

    Insert the portafilter into the unit and start the extraction.

  • Ingrédient Expresso
    Step 7

    Stop the extraction when your drink weighs 28 to 42 g.

  • milk jug
    Step 8

    Take a 30 cl jug and heat up 15 cl of milk. You can do this with a steam nozzle or a milk frother.

  • milk
    Step 9

    Pour the hot steamed milk into the espresso. Do this as gently as possible.

  • cup
    Step 10

    At the end, tilt the jug upwards to pour the foam on the milk. Your espresso will be mixed with hot milk and topped with…

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MaxiCoffee’s tips for an even better taste

For this recipe use pasteurised whole milk as it will give your flat white sweetness and a creamy, delicious texture. Additionally, you can choose coffees with notes of nut, chocolate and caramel. This will allow your coffee to better blend with your milk.

flat white tips

MAXICOFFEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A FLAT WHITE 

The coffee that you use to make your flat white will determine your drink’s final flavour profile. Here is a selection of coffees with different flavour profiles: you just need to choose which!

1 kg of Purissima coffee beans – Perléo Espresso

This coffee is Italian roasted. It will release a whole bunch of flavours. You will notice fruity notes along with notes of chocolate, caramel, hazelnut and nutmeg.

Available now
Café en grain - Purissima - Perleo Espresso 1kg

Coffee beans – Purissima – Perleo Espresso (1 kg)

​​- Notes : Toast, dark chocolate, candied fig
– Dark roast
– 100% Arabica

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1 kg of organic coffee beans – Oquendo This eco-friendly coffee from the Spanish brand Oquendo is a 100% arabica blend. It results in a mild and fruity espresso with a dark roast. When drunk it will reveal notes of nut, cedar and candied blackcurrant.

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Café en grains - Bio 100% Arabica Oquendo - 1kg

Coffee beans – 100% Arabica – Oquendo – 1kg

– Notes: walnut, cedar, blackcurrant confit
– Origin: blend
– Packaging: 1kg pack

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250 g of Ethiopia Moka Gamoji coffee beans – Cafés Lugat  This 100% eco-friendly arabica coffee comes from the Nekemte region in the West of Ethiopia. Roasted in France, this specialty coffee is organically grown. It has notes of chocolate, orange zest and white flowers.

Available now
Café en grains - Moka Gamoji - Cafés Lugat 250g

Coffee beans – Moka Gamoji – Cafés Lugat (250g)

– Notes: chocolate, white flowers, orange zest
– Origin: pure origin
– Packaging: 250 g pack

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Now you know how to quickly and easily make a flat white. Don’t hesitate to read our other articles to discover our winter and summer recipes.

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