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Milk-and-Honey Steamer

(recipe, Carrie Floyd)

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Introduction

My daughter has taken to making steamers for breakfast, which she drinks alongside a plate of toast with marmalade. I especially like this drink as a mid-morning snack on a cold day. You can make this with any kind of milk you have — often we make it out of skim with a slug of cream stirred in — but it's a tastier brew when you upgrade out of non-fat.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup whole milk
2. 1 tsp. pure vanilla or almond extract
3. 1 tsp. honey
4. Nutmeg, freshly grated

Steps

1. In a small pan over medium heat warm the milk. Add flavoring — vanilla or almond — and honey; stir to dissolve. Heat until hot, but do not boil.
2. Whisk until frothy, then turn off heat and let sit for a minute. Pour hot milk into a mug and top with freshly grated nutmeg.