5 coffee recipes you can make in your kitchen

INGREDIENTS

• Small ground coffee 15 G
• Sugar 1 teaspoon
• Lavender flowers 0.5 teaspoons
• Water 100 ml
• Cream 10% 100 ml

Brew espresso from water and coffee. Grind the sugar and lavender. Pour the mixture into your coffee.

Bring the cream until hot. Pour them into espresso.

Make foam using a whisk or steam vent. Pour the raf coffee into a warmed cappuccino cup. Enjoy your tasting!

Rough coffee: history of creation and options for making a coffee drink.

Despite the huge number of types of sweet coffee with milk, Raf coffee occupies a special place in the coffee menus of specialized establishments and in the hearts of coffee gourmets. Almost all of this is due to the gentle creamy taste of the drink with a pronounced coffee color. In addition, there are more authentic flavor combinations - Raf coffee with honey, lavender, citruses.

Origin

Rough coffee in appearance and in its serving method is almost entirely reminiscent of a latte or cappuccino, but it is a fundamentally different coffee drink. It is prepared from espresso, involves the addition of milk and, of course, two types of sweet sand - regular and vanilla. Thanks to this, the taste becomes softer and more delicate, it contains the colors of creme brulee.

The origin of the drink is very interesting, since it was invented in Russia, or more precisely, in Moscow. Let us remember that the birthplace of most types of coffee is Italy, and the world owes the Yankees to the emergence of drinks with a huge amount of water (Americano) or the addition of milk.

If we talk about Rafa coffee, then for the first time it was prepared by the barista of the Coffee Bean coffee shop chain in the early 90s for a foreigner named Raphael. The guest was not a huge fan of cappuccino and latte, so he asked to prepare a drink especially for him, in which the taste of espresso would not be so clearly felt.

The staff prepared espresso for the guest and whipped it with light cream and sugar. The guest liked the result of such an experience, and then all of Raphael’s friends, who ordered “coffee like Raphael’s,” appreciated it. As a result, the name was transformed into a more comfortable Raf-coffee, and then (like the drink itself) moved to other specialized establishments.

Currently, Raf coffee is offered by most coffee shops not only in Moscow, but also in other towns of the Russian Federation, while it is practically never found in foreign establishments.

Thanks Rafael. The story about the most Russian coffee

When you see the name “rough coffee” on the menu, the English word “rough” involuntarily comes to mind. But what it is and what it has to do with the name of the velvet milk drink is not entirely clear. We bet many people never even thought that the word itself and the recipe itself were born in Russia. And it was all like this...

Thanks to Rafael, but really talented barista

The history of raf begins in the late 90s in Moscow. According to the generally accepted legend, raf appeared in the Coffee Bean coffee shop. The baristas - Gleb Neveikin, Artem Berestov and Galina Samokhina - were so eager to please a client who refused to drink traditional drinks that they came up with a completely unique recipe. This man's name was Rafael, and it is to him that we owe the fact that there is raf in Russia.

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Soon, not only Rafael, but also his friends began to order coffee “like Rafa” or, more simply, “Raf coffee.” The drink was gaining popularity and was in demand, first among visitors to Coffee Bina, and then in other coffee shops where Gleb, Galina and Artem worked.

By the way, in the English-speaking environment the phrase “rough coffee” also exists, but it hides a completely different concept - coarsely ground coffee.

A classic recipe and another one with lavender

What was in that recipe? Why did he win so many hearts so quickly and firmly? Yes, in essence - nothing special, everything ingenious is simple. To prepare raf according to the original recipe you need a few ingredients:

• 1 tsp. fine ground coffee
• 50 ml water
• 100 ml cream 10-11%
• 1 tsp. Sahara
• 1 tsp. vanilla sugar

First, the barista prepares a classic espresso in a volume of 35 ml, and then whips it together with cream and sugar in a pitcher. The resulting drink is poured into a cup and, if desired, served with cinnamon.

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The key difference between raffa and latte is that cream is used instead of milk and vanilla flavor is added. And raf differs from cappuccino in the method of preparation - the cream is not whipped separately, but together with espresso.

Barista Alexandra Marygina told the secret of how to make the perfect raf coffee even at home:

“It is very important not to overbeat the ingredients so that the foam is about a centimeter and glossy, then the drink has a very delicate enveloping texture.”

Later, based on the classic raf, various alternative options for its preparation appeared. Lavender has become one of the most popular, and this is also a purely Russian invention.

. Half a teaspoon of lavender flowers and sugar are added to the ground coffee during the brewing stage, and the resulting lavender espresso is then whipped with cream. Another variation of the recipe suggests that you first grind the lavender and sugar to a powder state, and then add this mixture along with the cream to the ready-made espresso just before whipping. The resulting drink should taste like ice cream.

Since raf is prepared with cream, and always with sugar, it is quite a high-calorie drink. As a rule, one cup of raff coffee contains about 200 calories. For comparison, a standard cup of cappuccino without sugar can weigh less than 100 kcal, and a hefty cup of latte usually weighs 180 kcal. The only thing higher in calories than raffa is moccacino (over 300 Kcal per cup).

By the way, baristas themselves rarely drink raf (for various reasons), but as a rule they like to prepare this drink.

What do raf and rusiano have in common?

At first glance, nothing. Raf is an original drink, invented in Russia, but has a completely “non-Russian” name. Rusiano is a classic Americano, which was given a more patriotic sound by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

On the hype, the name Rusiano should have spread everywhere. A trademark was even registered. But here’s the irony: the idea eventually gave rise to many memes, but failed, while raf, without the slightest effort, became truly Russian coffee. At the moment, it is almost 100% Russian, since rough is almost unknown outside of Russia.

“I haven’t met raf in other countries,” admits our barista expert, “only if the Russians discover something. For example, Doubleby had several franchises in Prague, Barcelona and other countries, and they cooked there.”

However, this insignificant fact will not stop us from being proud of Russian baristas. Do you agree?

Composition and calorie content

The composition of traditional Raf is quite common - a serving of espresso (25-30 ml), 100 ml of cream with a fat content of less than 11% and 2 teaspoons of sugar. The latter is represented by ordinary sand and vanilla sugar, taken in equal quantities.

The energy value of a 130 ml serving is 135-150 kcal. But it is more convenient to calculate calorie content each time, taking into account the ingredients of the drink. A serving of espresso is the lowest in calories – only 2 kcal. The main load comes from cream, the calorie content of which is 120 kcal per 100 ml, and sugar. Regular has an energy value of 377 kcal per 100 g (19-22 kcal per teaspoon), vanilla - 288 kcal (about 14-20 kcal per teaspoon).

If supplements are used, this usually results in an increase in calories. Naturally, honey is the most nutritious - 312 calories per 100 g of product or 30-35 kcal per teaspoon. The calorie content of fresh orange juice is about 36 kcal, lavender is 23 kcal per 100 g of product.

If caramel, toppings, and chocolate chips are used for decoration, this also affects the total calorie content of the drink.

Rough coffee, especially in coffee shops where it is served in huge glasses, can hardly be called a diet drink. If you are watching your figure, it is better to immediately include it in your daily calorie intake and not consume it at unplanned times. The drink itself is sweet, rich and high in calories, so it does not need additional desserts.

Difference from cappuccino and latte

Rough coffee, latte and cappuccino are prepared on the basis of espresso with the addition of milk or cream and sugar, but these drinks are very different from each other.

Unlike cappuccino, Raf coffee is prepared with cream, which makes its taste softer, and creamy notes are more clearly felt in it. The manufacturing process also differs - for cappuccino, milk is frothed separately and poured into espresso. Raf anticipates the simultaneous whipping of espresso, cream and sugar, so its structure is more airy.

If we associate latte with Raf coffee, then first it is also necessary to emphasize that the recipe involves the use of milk, not cream. Some of the milk is simply heated, while the other is whipped using a steam vent. Lattes are usually laid out in layers - first, heated milk, then a layer of espresso is carefully poured (along the walls of the glass), followed by a cap of whipped milk. It makes sense that such a drink is served in a glass goblet to show the transition of layers.

For a latte, it is important that the ingredients do not mix, while for Raf coffee the ingredients are mixed in one container. It turns out that the difference is justified by manufacturing technology, which, in turn, leads to differences in the serving of drinks.

Raf coffee today

Today you can find several versions of the Raf drink. The original recipe was:

• Creme brulee or caramel syrup was first poured into the cup, and then 35 ml of espresso made from Arabica beans;
• the barista heated the 15% cream and mixed it with vanilla sugar, then whipped it into foam;
• the finished coffee was often sprinkled with cinnamon for decoration.

At first it was made by whipping espresso, cream and vanilla sugar.
Many people will like the taste of “Raf” because of its delicate aromatic consistency. Along with Latte and Cappuccino, this drink has a creamy vanilla taste. It will be an ideal option for those who like not very strong milk coffee. For 150 ml of Raf coffee there are 135-140 kcal.

Experiments with Raf continue to this day. There are already several varieties of it: with double espresso, with honey, with lavender, with cold cream and whipped.

The coffee base is not always Arabica; you can take Turkish coffee, replace the cream with milk, and replace the vanilla with cane sugar.

Just like Cappuccino and Latte, this drink is most often prepared using espresso from fresh coffee beans. “Raf” differs from “Latte” in that the second type contains only espresso and milk. And the main difference from “Cappuccino” is the foam, which is whipped separately.

A proper Cappuccino should have a contrast: a clear line between the coffee and the thick foam. In Raf coffee, the emphasis is only on the correct milky-vanilla taste, so the espresso is whipped together with milk.

Traditional recipe

The traditional recipe is considered to be the one according to which coffee was prepared in the early 90s at Coffee Bean. You can repeat the drink only if you have special whipping equipment and a coffee machine. The latter will help prepare the “correct” espresso with a 25-30 second extraction time. The whipping apparatus will allow you to achieve uniformity of the drink and obtain a light, airy, foamy texture.

To make one serving of Raf coffee according to a traditional recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• 50 g espresso (actually, a double shot of regular 25 ml espresso;
• 100 g of cream, the fat content of which is less than 11% (if only a fatty product is available, it must be diluted with milk in advance);
• 1 teaspoon each vanilla and regular sugar.

First you need to brew the espresso. The flow chart shows that 7-8 mg of ground coffee beans per 25 ml of water is required. While the coffee machine is preparing the drink, you need to warm up the dishes for serving Raf coffee. This can be a clay mug or a transparent glass with a low stem.

Cream must be used at room temperature; cool cream will not whip well and will cool the drink. The cream is placed in the pitcher, sugar is added there, after which the prepared espresso is poured into it. Now you need to beat the resulting mixture using the steam vent of the coffee machine. The drink is ready, all that remains is to serve it perfectly.

Recipes

Classic

The basic recipe for raf coffee does not change, but during preparation the cocktail is supplemented with new flavors and combinations.

Correct proportions: whip 100 grams of low-fat cream with 3 grams of granulated sugar and vanilla, mix with 50 grams of espresso. Shake the ingredients again until smooth and fluffy.

Orange (citrus)

Really fresh orange juice contains 25% of the daily requirement of vitamin C. You can experiment with fruits, use grapefruits, lemons, limes, and pomelo.

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This recipe for raf orange coffee includes 20 milliliters of freshly squeezed or ready-made juice, doppio (double espresso), vanilla and regular sugar, 100 grams of cream. It is important to squeeze out the pulp first. The amount of sweetener depends on the taste of the fruit.

Beat the ingredients at high speed. Serve the citrus cocktail with a wedge of used fruit. Instead of sugar, baristas often use syrup, and the composition of the juice additive is mixed.

Honey

Honey raf is suitable for people who have given up sugar. This dessert will be tender, soft and healthy. Honey does not break down like granulated sugar, is easily digested and is not stored in fat cells. This drink will warm the chest when you have a cold.

Proportions: 50 milliliters of espresso, 20 grams of honey, 100 grams of cream. It is customary to serve with an additional portion of honey in a small bowl if the guest wants to sweeten it. Sprinkle the foam with cinnamon or cocoa.

Walnut

The drink is not suitable for allergy sufferers and children under 3 years of age, since it contains peanuts, a strong allergen.

Peanuts give an original aroma and rich taste. To prepare the drink you will need: doppio, 30 grams of peanut butter, 100 grams of milk and caramel syrup to taste.

Dilute the peanut butter with water until creamy and combine with syrup or brown sugar. Beat the mixture with milk, which is preheated to 40 degrees. Pour in a double shot of espresso and stir thoroughly.

Nut raf is usually served with roasted peanuts or crumbs.

Lavender

A recipe that is appreciated by lovers of the unusual. It contains real lavender flowers, which give a lilac hue and pollen aroma. You can also encounter “fake”: instead of inflorescences, unscrupulous baristas use regular syrup.

Lavender raf – coffee for gourmets. To prepare it, grind granulated sugar and a teaspoon of flowers in a coffee grinder or blender in advance. Add a double portion of espresso to the resulting mixture, whisk with warm low-fat cream.

Serve with lavender petals in a glass mulled wine bowl.

Cheese salted raff cheese

Lovers of salty coffee will be pleased with the cheese addition. Whip the brewed chilled doppio with 100 grams of cream and 50 grams of cream cheese: creamy, soft, dessert. It is important to create a homogeneous viscous consistency.

Add salt, nutmeg, pepper, turmeric, and cinnamon to the drink to taste. To achieve a strong flavor, sprinkle grated hard cheese on top.

With halva

A cold dessert nicknamed “Eastern Tale”. For preparations you will need 50 milliliters of espresso, 100 grams of sesame or sunflower halva, 100 milliliters of cream and honey.

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Stir a teaspoon of honey into hot coffee. Grind the halva into crumbs and beat with cream. Shake everything thoroughly, add cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and garnish with seeds.

Coconut

Coconut raf coffee is an alternative to the Bounty latte. The creamy texture of the drink replaces dessert. Suitable for vegetarians or during fasting, as the cream is replaced with coconut milk - 110 milliliters.

Whip milk with 50 milliliters of hot espresso, add granulated sugar, substitute or coconut syrup. Mix all ingredients thoroughly, pour into a transparent round glass and sprinkle generously with coconut flakes.

Banana

To balance the sweetness of the banana, vanilla and sugar, you will need 100 milliliters of espresso for the recipe.

Mix chilled coffee with cream, add mashed banana and sugar. Beat all ingredients until smooth and thick foam. To serve a cocktail beautifully, choose a tall glass of an unusual shape and a bright straw. You can place banana slices on the surface of the drink.

Vanilla

Even the classic recipe can be called vanilla, because it contains vanilla sugar. But to achieve aroma, instead of sand, add a real twig or vanillin, no more than 10 grams.

To get truly vanilla raf coffee, it is better to brew espresso in a Turk or geyser coffee maker on the stove. And add chopped vanilla to the ground grains: flower, pollen or ready-made powder.

Ginger

This is a root vegetable with a distinct pungent taste - an integral part of any winter drink, the purpose of which is to warm you up. You can prepare raf with grated ginger or ginger syrup. To extract the spiciness from the fruit, soak it in cold water in advance or simmer it over low heat in grated or chopped form.

Grind the resulting pulp with sugar. Use the mixture immediately to avoid getting candied fruits. Whip espresso and cream with sugar, add ginger crumbs and mix thoroughly. Serve with gingerbread, truffle or candied fruit.

With syrup

Raf itself is sweet, so syrup is replaced with sugar or vanillin. Use caramel, cherry, chocolate. The original mix is ​​made with toppings: popcorn, tea rose, bubble gum, grenadine, mint, maple, gingerbread, lemon pie.

Before experimenting, check the sweetness of the additive so as not to make the cocktail too cloying. The normal dose is 25 milliliters. Whisk all ingredients and serve in a transparent bowl with any decoration.

Alcoholic

More of an author's invention than an official version of the rough. A cocktail has been prepared with the addition of alcohol: cognac, liqueur, whiskey, rum or brandy.

The proportions are set by the barista or the customer. As a rule, no more than 2-3 teaspoons of elite alcohol are mixed. Original combinations: lemon, almond, orange liqueurs, Baileys, chocolate and brandy.

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The drink is similar to Irish coffee - an Irish cocktail made from hot coffee and whiskey with sugar.

Find out more in the article “Irish – Irish Coffee”.

To make alcoholic raf, beat doppio with cream, sugar, syrup, additives and alcohol of choice to 25 milliliters.

Due to the liquid topping, the volume of the finished cocktail increases. Serve in a warm, clear glass, ungarnished.

Cinnamon

In this recipe, vanillin or vanilla sugar is replaced with cinnamon powder in equal proportions. You will also need 50 grams of espresso, 100 grams of 10-20% cream, cinnamon and sugar to taste.

Coffee is suitable for those who do not like vanilla and a sugary-sweet aroma. Cinnamon bitterness and piquancy will add restraint to the drink. The cocktail speeds up metabolism. For spices, experiment with nutmeg, red pepper, cane sugar, cardamom, turmeric. The Indian mixture garam masala is popular.

Whip the chilled cream with sugar, cinnamon powder and a double shot of espresso. Serve in a slightly warmed bowl, sprinkle with spices on top. You can decorate the glass with a cinnamon stick, vanilla flower or dried cloves.

Varieties

You can brew Raf at home if you don’t have a coffee machine in a cezve. First, you need to prepare coffee from 50 ml of water and 1 teaspoon of ground coffee. Grinding the beans just before making coffee will make the taste of the drink brighter. For the same purpose, you can throw a pinch of salt on the bottom of the cezve or warm up the ground grains on the bottom of the cezve a few seconds before.

It is better to pour coffee with cool, unboiled water; the heat should be moderate. It is important to warm up the coffee beans, obtaining their beneficial substances, taste and smell, but do not allow the drink to boil. As soon as you notice foam rising, it is recommended to remove the cezve from the heat and strain the coffee.

At this time, it is recommended to heat the cream. You can do this in a water bath or place them in the microwave for a few minutes. Next, it is recommended to combine 2 teaspoons of sugar (it is better if it is equal amounts of vanilla and regular sugar), heated cream and brewed coffee and beat the mixture well with a blender. When a lush foam appears on the surface, the coffee is poured into a serving bowl. It is better to warm it up over steam beforehand.

You can decorate the drink with chocolate or coconut shavings or topping.

Rough coffee is a true field for culinary tests. You can add alcohol, citrus juice, honey to it. The taste of the drink only benefits from this.

Orange Raf coffee is very popular. The recipe for making it is almost identical in all respects to the one used to prepare the traditional drink, but instead of vanilla sugar, 20 ml of fresh orange juice is used. It should be without pulp. Instead of juice, you can use orange sugar, then the citrus flavor will be felt to the least extent.

This version of Raf coffee relieves thirst, has citrus freshness, and also speeds up metabolism and helps eliminate toxins.

To make the drink more viscous in taste, spicy and fragrant, and also more beneficial for the immune system, you can replace sugar with honey. You will need 1 or 1.5 teaspoons of natural honey. This method involves first combining 50 ml of freshly brewed espresso and 100 ml of cream. Only then add honey and beat the coffee.

Making Raf coffee according to this recipe usually involves serving it in clay cups. Ground cinnamon is used as decoration. The honey drink has a warming effect, which is why it is rightfully considered mainly a winter drink.

Fans of nuts or Snickers bars will appreciate the nutty Raf. The recipe includes a fairly high-calorie nut butter, so the cream is replaced with milk. For 50 ml of espresso you will need 100 ml of milk, a tablespoon of peanut butter, and cane sugar or caramel syrup to taste.

First, the paste must be diluted in a small amount of milk to a mixture of thick sour cream, then pour the resulting mixture into the pitcher. Add warmed milk, sugar or syrup there.

Brew espresso and pour it into the pitcher, then beat the composition using a steam vent or blender. Afterwards the drink is poured into cups and decorated.

For this recipe, it is important to choose a good-quality paste. It should be very natural, and the main component should certainly be nuts.

Instead of vanilla sugar and vanilla, you can use lavender. Lavender Raf has a pronounced calming effect and perfectly relieves stress. In this recipe, lavender flowers are used instead of vanilla sugar. You will need half a teaspoon of dried raw materials.

Lavender flowers must first be ground in a coffee grinder with a teaspoon of regular sugar until it becomes a homogeneous fragrant powder. The rest of the process is similar to the traditional one. Espresso is brewed (in a coffee machine or Turk), combined with cream, and lavender sugar is added. All ingredients are whipped until foamy.

This drink is usually decorated with lavender flowers. They go great with a slice of orange.

Fusion cuisine offers extraordinary Raf cheese coffee. From the name it is clear that the drink will have not only creamy, but also cheese notes.

To make it, coffee is brewed in a cezve from 2 glasses of water and 2 teaspoons of ground coffee. Usually spices are added to coffee - cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves. But you can refuse to use them or adjust the amount to your own taste.

Add 50 g of soft cheese to 100 ml of heated cream and carefully beat the mixture with a blender until smooth. Then all that remains is to combine the coffee, 2 teaspoons of sugar (regular and vanilla) and the cream cheese mixture in a warm pitcher and beat.

The cheese you should use is the one that is usually put in desserts - Philadelphia, mascarpone, cottage cheese, ricotta.

Little tips from experts will help you get even more delicious and fragrant Raf coffee.

• It is better to put vanilla sugar in the cream before it is heated, so it will dissolve more perfectly and give 100% its taste and smell.
• If the fat content of the cream is quite high, and there is no milk on hand to dilute it, you can even do this with boiled water. It is curious that more and more often, when milk and cream are added to coffee, it is called Raf coffee in English.
• Vanilla sugar in a drink, unlike baked goods, can behave quite harshly, making coffee cloying and tasteless. You should start adding it with 3 g per serving, increasing to 5-6 g (just a teaspoon) as needed.

If you don’t like vanilla, you can replace it with cane or orange sugar, use honey or lavender.

Rough coffee at home according to a step-by-step recipe.

“Raf coffee” (or simply “Raf”) is a hot drink made from espresso, cream and two types of sugar – vanilla and regular snow-white. All ingredients are mixed and whipped with steam in a pitcher (milk jug).

This drink was invented in Moscow, at the Coffee Bean coffee shop. One of the guests, whose name was Rafael, did not like regular coffee, and the barista decided to whip up espresso with cream and vanilla sugar for him. Other regulars of the establishment also began asking for coffee, “just like for Raf.” The drink turned out to be very successful, and a couple of years later it appeared in other coffee shops. With all this, its name was shortened to “Raf-coffee”.

Another advantage of the Raf coffee recipe is that it can be easily prepared at home. All you need is coffee, cream and vanilla sugar. Try to do it according to my recipes.

Method of preparing raffa

Raf is prepared using professional equipment, because otherwise the consistency will be completely different. Therefore, to prepare classic raffa, you need a professional coffee machine.

Required ingredients:

• 50 g espresso;
• 100 g of cream (it is best with a fat content of up to 11%, or diluted with a small amount of milk so that the raf is not too fatty);
• 1 tsp sugar;
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar.

How to cook:

1. First you need to start preparing espresso using a coffee machine.
2. Next, you need to heat a glass glass, then pour slightly warmed cream and both types of sugar into it.
3. You need to pour the prepared espresso there.
4. The resulting mixture must be whipped using a steam vent.
5. The resulting drink can be decorated with anything or the desired toppings can be added to taste.

Lavender raf

Raf with lavender has a calming effect on the nerves.

To prepare it you need:

• 25–50 ml black coffee;
• 100 ml cream;
• 5 g sugar;
• ½ teaspoon dried lavender flowers.

How to cook:

1. Lavender flowers should be ground as finely as possible using a mortar or coffee grinder. Some recipes say that they can be mixed with sugar first, but this is actually not worth doing, since the sugar will heat up in the coffee grinder and, melting, will stick to the screw of the coffee grinder, which can break it.
2. Prepare black coffee.
3. Mix all the ingredients and beat using a steam vent, as indicated in the classic recipe.

Honey raf

It is practically no different from ordinary raffa, except that all the sugar in it is replaced with honey, and cinnamon is often added to the finished drink.

Chocolate raf

Compound:

• 25–50 ml black coffee;
• 100 ml cream;
• 50 g chocolate (dark or milk);
• spices to taste

Recipe:

1. First you need to melt the chocolate. This can be done in a water bath or even in the microwave.
2. Prepare black coffee.
3. Mix all ingredients and beat.

Cheese raf

Required ingredients:

• 2 tsp. ground coffee;
• 50 ml cream;
• 50 g creamy spreadable cheese;
• 0.5 tsp powdered sugar (or sugar)
• a pinch of salt

Cooking method:

Cheese raffa recipe:

1. First you need to brew strong black coffee: add ground coffee and a pinch of salt to a pot of water, stir, and then put on the lowest heat. Cook until a head of coffee foam forms. Then you need to remove the coffee from the heat, wait until the head of foam settles, and return to the heat. This must be repeated twice.
2. When the coffee is brewed, remove the Turk from the heat, add a teaspoon of cold water, cover with something and wait one minute. Thanks to this, the coffee grounds will settle in the Turk faster.
3. The cream needs to be heated, but not brought to a boil. Next, brewed coffee, powdered sugar and cream cheese are added to the cream (curd cheeses and green cottage cheese are not suitable).
4. After this, all ingredients must be mixed and beaten into a homogeneous mass.

Cheese raff is ready!

Orange raf

Orange raf, like many other varieties, is also prepared based on the standard recipe, but a couple of teaspoons of orange juice are added. This is done before whipping the naptic.

To prevent the raf from turning out too cloying, the amount of added sugar can be reduced. Usually they put in about two times less compared to ordinary rough.

Citrus raf

There is also a recipe in which instead of orange juice, orange sugar is used in the recipe and the finished drink is decorated with a slice of some citrus.

Orange sugar is not very common, but it can be easily prepared at home. First, the orange must be scalded with boiling water, after which its zest must be chopped (for example, on a grater). Then the chopped zest is mixed with sugar (about 125 grams) and one teaspoon of water.

This mixture must be ground in a blender at low speed (at high speed the sugar will heat up and melt). The resulting consistency is then laid out to dry, but this is not necessary for coffee; the resulting mixture can be immediately added to the drink.

To make it even tastier, you can use cane sugar instead of regular sugar as the base for orange sugar.

Peanut ruff (also called Snickers raff)

You will need:

• 25–50 ml black coffee;
• 100 g of milk (it can be replaced with cream, as in the classic recipe);
• 1 tbsp. l. peanut butter;
• spices or toppings to taste.

How to cook:

1. Add a small amount of water to the peanut butter and stir until it becomes a thick cream.
2. Mix brewed black coffee and peanut butter with warmed milk, then mix and whisk all ingredients.

Traditional Raff coffee recipe

Ingredients

Tips for choosing ingredients

To get a delicate and smooth consistency of the coffee drink, use cream with 10-15% fat content.

To make Rough coffee, use your favorite varieties of natural coffee. Naturally, you can prepare this drink using instant coffee, but the taste and smell in this case will be inferior.

Step-by-step production

1. Pour 100 ml of cream into the pitcher.

2. Add a teaspoon each of regular white sugar and vanilla sugar (not to be confused with vanillin!). Prepare 1 serving of espresso and add to the pitcher.

3. Whisk everything together using steam from an espresso machine. During this process, the bouquet of the drink is fully revealed.

4. Pour it into a tall transparent cup with a handle and serve. The drink must have a smooth consistency, rich in bubbles. You can also serve Raf coffee - like cappuccino - in a large cup. If you are serving the drink in a large container, double the amount of ingredients.

Recipe video

In order to correctly prepare Raf coffee according to the traditional recipe, I advise you to watch this video before making it.

How to serve

Not only tasty, but also beautiful! You can serve dessert in a tall glass, like for a latte. But a regular tall glass will do. Transparent walls allow you to enjoy the color and texture of the prepared drink.

If you want to serve raf coffee in a large mug, then double the amount of ingredients. For a larger glass you will need 100 ml espresso.

Rough must be served fresh, so preheat the container in which you will serve the drink. The optimal serving temperature is 60-70 degrees.

Citrus Raf coffee recipe

Ingredients

Step-by-step production

1. Cut half a peeled orange into pieces and place in a blender.

2. Pour in a shot of double espresso. Beat for about a minute. Pour the resulting drink through a strainer into the pitcher.

3. Add a teaspoon each of vanilla and regular sugar. Pour in 140 ml of cream.

4. Whisk everything together using steam for about a minute. Pour coffee into a glass or cup and serve.

Recipe video

This video will help you quickly and easily prepare orange Raf coffee according to my recipe. After watching, you will complete the task in a matter of minutes!

Orange coffee

Eating fruit for breakfast is tasty and healthy - you immediately get a boost of vitamins and, accordingly, vigor. Orange coffee will help you combine business with pleasure, turning your morning routine into a healthy habit. Orange zest is known for its beneficial properties and can not only wake you up, but also make the taste of coffee brighter, more expressive and multifaceted, and preparing such a drink is very easy, you just need to have a Turk and an orange in the house.

Ingredients:

• 2 orange slices with zest,
• 2 teaspoons of coffee,
• water,
• sugar,
• salt,
• cinnamon.

Preparation:

• Squeeze the orange juice into a glass, finely chop the zest and set aside.
• Let the coffee simmer over low heat while you prepare the ingredients from the first step.
• After the coffee is brewed, pour the orange juice into the Turk and add the zest, stir and let the drink brew for 5 minutes. Add sugar, a pinch of salt and cinnamon to taste.

Recipe for lavender syrup for Raf coffee

You can add this syrup not only to Raf coffee, but to any other coffee drinks. Lavender syrup is very popular these days, and yet it is quite easy to prepare. Prepare it and amaze your friends with delicious coffee with the addition of unusual lavender syrup.

Ingredients

Step-by-step production

1. Pour 2 liters of water into the pan.

2. Pour a kilogram of sugar into it.

3. Bring the syrup to a boil (by this point all the sugar should have dissolved) and add 10 grams of lavender flowers. Mix. Cook the syrup for about 15 minutes over low heat. Stir it from time to time.

4. We wait for the syrup to cool and pour it into a suitable container through a strainer.

5. Lavender syrup should be stored in the refrigerator.

Do you understand? To make Rough coffee without a coffee machine (at home), mix a portion of espresso, 100 ml of hot cream and a teaspoon of vanilla and regular sugar. If you do not have a coffee machine or cappuccino maker, then whisk the drink using a blender or whisk. You will get a delicious drink, very close to the original. —When preparing coffee in a Turkish coffee pot or French press, carefully strain it - small particles of coffee can spoil the drink.

Recipe video

This video shows how to properly prepare lavender syrup. I recommend watching!

Various raf coffee recipes.

Lavender latte

Lavender not only looks and smells delicious, but it can also add variety to your taste experience. The beneficial properties of lavender are not only peace and tranquility, but also protection against inflammation and germs. Latte with added vanilla can be drunk both in the morning and in the evening, if you want to combine drinking your favorite drink with a home chill-out.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. milk,
• 2 teaspoons of coffee,
• a pinch of fresh lavender,
• water,
• sugar.

Preparation:

• While the coffee is brewing, place the milk on low heat and heat. Then beat with a whisk, in a blender or mixer until foam appears.
• Slowly pour the milk into the prepared coffee from a container with a narrow spout.
• Add lavender and leave to steep for 5 minutes.

Raf coffee - what is it?

Rough coffee is a rather unusual coffee drink, which differs from other espresso-based drinks in both production and taste. The main ingredients of raff coffee are: espresso, vanilla sugar and cream. This whole mixture is whipped with a steam vent in the pitcher of the coffee machine.

In fact, all espresso-based drinks are prepared from separate ingredients, but raf coffee is prepared only by mixing all the ingredients at the beginning. Thanks to this, that unique taste of creme brulee and the delicate smell of airy vanilla-creamy foam appear.

Coffee with nuts

Coffee is already good, but combined with nuts it’s simply amazing. Not only do you get the necessary fats, but the taste becomes more refined and deeper. If you're used to using nuts as snacks, then just save a small handful for breakfast, and that's all the effort you'll need, by the way.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 tbsp. nuts (hazelnuts or walnuts),
• 2 teaspoons of coffee,
• sugar,
• water.

Preparation:

• Let the coffee brew. Meanwhile, chop the nuts with a knife or coffee grinder.
• Add nuts directly to the coffee being prepared and stir. Once ready, let it brew, add sugar and serve.

The history of raf coffee

Where did the recipe for raf coffee come from, the traditional version of which many coffee lovers like even more than an ordinary cappuccino? It turns out that our homeland, a country that has never been a coffee Mecca, is also able to amaze gourmets in the world of coffee. This happened back in 1996, when next to the Kuznetsky Most metro station in Moscow the Coffee Bean coffee shop was thriving and living its own slow life.

A distinctive feature of this coffee shop was that it was created in the South American style, so many foreigners often visited this establishment to drink a good cup of espresso or cappuccino. The coffee shop actively amazed guests with its variety of types of coffee, many options for traditional and unusual coffee drinks.

Therefore, it is logical that after some time regulars appeared here, for whom “Coffee-Bean” became a place of greatest relaxation and enjoyment of their favorite drink. One of these guests was a certain Raphael. He didn’t really like the cappuccino the barista was preparing, so he asked him to prepare something special and unusual. This special drink was raff coffee, which was prepared by whipping espresso, 11 percent cream and vanilla sugar.

Rafael really liked this drink, and after that he began to come to Coffee Bean much more often. And friends and acquaintances began to order coffee like Raf’s. But this name didn’t sound very good, so after some time the name raf coffee was invented. Then this drink spread not only in Moscow, and not even within the borders of the Russian Federation - it became popular and known throughout the world.

Traditional raf coffee recipe

For raf coffee, the recipe has not actually changed over its 20-year history. Although at the moment you can find quite a huge number of recipes in a wide variety of unexpected variations. For example, orange or lavender raf coffee, the recipe for which was invented a little later.

The traditional recipe provides the following proportions and ingredients:

• 25 ml regular espresso;
• 5 g each of vanilla and regular sugar;
• 100 ml chilled cream 11% fat;
• 1 g ground cinnamon.

During the manufacturing process, cream and two types of sugar are mixed in a pitcher. After that, espresso is prepared, which is also poured into the pitcher. All ingredients are whipped so that a fluffy vanilla foam comes out. Next, a cup or a special glass is warmed up, into which the finished drink is poured. The top of the raffe coffee is decorated with cinnamon.

Lavender raff coffee recipe

Lavender drink can be prepared even at home.
The same ingredients are used for it, but cinnamon is excluded and half a teaspoon of lavender plants is added. Coffee can be prepared in a Turk over low heat. After that, sugar must be ground with lavender flowers, and this mixture is added to coffee. Then mix everything, add cream and heat the coffee for 2 minutes. Now all that remains is to beat the purchased drink until smooth with an ordinary blender. Naturally, if you have a cappuccino maker, the effect will be more striking. As soon as the coffee is poured into cups, it is served immediately so that the compacted foam does not have time to come off. There are no serious manufacturing rules in this recipe, so you can safely prepare coffee not only in a Turk, but also in an ordinary coffee machine or coffee maker.

It is important to note that for honey raff coffee sugar is not used, and a teaspoon of honey is added only before beating in a blender. For a citrus drink you will have to use not only vanilla, but also orange sugar. And after making coffee, decorate with a slice of lemon or lime.

How to make lavender raff at home

The main difference between raffa and other types of coffee is that the cream is whipped together with the espresso. The result is an incredibly soft, delicate and aromatic drink, slightly reminiscent of melted ice cream in taste. This variety is also distinguished by the smell of lavender, which gives the coffee a stunning aftertaste.

The calorie content of the finished drink depends on the ingredients used. Lavender raff prepared according to the classic recipe has an energy value of 85 kcal.

Ingredients

Products for making lavender raff at home:

• espresso – 35 ml;
• cream with fat content 11% – 100 ml;
• granulated sugar – 5 g;
• vanilla sugar – 5 g;
• dried lavender flowers – 5 g.

Sequencing

Step by step recipe:

1. First you need to brew espresso. It’s ideal if you have a coffee machine, but you can make natural coffee in a Turk or French press. True, then you will have to additionally filter it.
2. Grind the lavender and sugar in a coffee grinder.
3. Heat the cream in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stove. Do not boil or make them too hot.
4. Combine all ingredients, beat with a cappuccino maker or blender.
5. Pour into a preheated mug.
6. Can be decorated with lavender.

Nuances of preparation

Lavender raff is easy to prepare, even at home it always turns out tasty and aromatic. Coffee lovers give some tips to make it the same as in a coffee shop. These recommendations will also be useful for those who like to experiment:

1. It is advisable to choose cream with a fat content of 11-12%.
2. If you don't have cream at home, you can use milk. But you also need to use a product with maximum fat content - 4-6%
3. The milk base must be heated before whipping. Otherwise, the finished raf will turn out cold.
4. Before pouring the finished drink into a cup, pour boiling water over it to warm the container.
5. It is advisable to grind lavender into powder so that the dense particles do not cause unpleasant sensations in the mouth. Also, this preparation allows the aroma of lavender to reveal itself to the maximum.
6. For the classic recipe, you will need vanilla sugar, not vanillin.
7. If you prepare espresso not in a coffee maker, but in a French press or Turk, then before adding coffee to the cream, you need to strain it through a fine strainer.
8. Don't add too many flavors to the drink. Lavender and vanilla sugar are enough.
9. The basic recipe involves adding sugar syrup. Rarely does anyone bother with this at home; regular sugar perfectly replaces this ingredient.

Citrus raff coffee recipe

At the same time, the recipe for orange raff coffee is slightly different. To make it, traditional ingredients are useful, to which two teaspoons of high-quality orange juice are added. It is better if it is a natural, freshly squeezed product. The juice is added to the pitcher first, and this fragrant drink is decorated with orange slices and a small pinch of cinnamon. This combination gives raff coffee an extraordinary piquancy and pleasant astringency.

Subtleties of making raff coffee

It is also necessary to note certain aspects of making raf coffee. If you dare to use a fairly large glass of more than 180 ml, then it is better to use two espressos and a corresponding amount of other goods. It is important that the cream has a low fat content, but if you cannot purchase such cream, then a very fatty product is diluted with ordinary boiled water.

You also need to be careful with vanilla sugar. If in baked goods it is not very noticeable, then in coffee the taste and smell of sugar stands out quite brightly and richly. This is why you need to be very careful when adding this ingredient. If 5 g seems like a very high dose, then you can add all 3 g with a suitable increase in the amount of regular sugar.

The moment with making espresso is very important. At home, this drink is prepared in different ways, so you need to choose your own recipe, which will be available both in terms of production technology and taste. For example, espresso can be prepared in a Turk or French press. Only after making coffee is it better to strain, although some coffee lovers prefer to drink coffee with the remaining liquid.