Latte loving- Make your own coffee shop lattes at home

I posted about saving money by making coffee shop lattes at home for myself and friends here now I'm going to tell you how to make a great latte.

As stated in my other post you need an espresso machine. I guess you don't really need an espresso machine. you could microwave the milk instead of steaming it and make espresso in a regular machine or keurig, but no promises.

Turn the espresso machine settings to steam so they heat up, when its ready steam the milk (about 20 ounces of it for a large, or venti, 16 ounces for a medium or grande, 12 ounces for a small or tall). start steaming the milk

Then get espresso ready, fill espresso filter cup, and lightly tamp down the ground coffee (coarser grind is better for espresso) attach to espresso machine and brew into two shot glasses. While brewing pump five pumps (or capfuls) of syrup into your large (20 oz or above) cup, 4 pumps (or capfuls) for your 16 oz  drink or 3 pumps or capfuls for a  12 ounce drink.

Add the two shots of espresso to your 16 or 20 ounce drink and one of the shots to a 12 ounce drink unless you want it strong. Then fill the cup with the steamed milk. (milk should be between 140 degrees farenheit to 180 degrees farenheit. Then you sit and enjoy!