{"id":2031,"date":"2017-01-12T19:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2017-01-17T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:00:14","slug":"nicaragua-maracaturra-with-spice-mice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/12\/nicaragua-maracaturra-with-spice-mice\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaragua Maracaturra with spice mice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2035\" src=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice.jpg\" alt=\"Nicaragua Maracaturra\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/store.starbucks.com\/products\/starbucks-reserve-nicaragua-maracaturra-011069196\">Nicaragua Maracaturra is back! <\/a>I am pretty excited every time this one comes around, not because it&#8217;s my favorite (it isn&#8217;t) but because of the beans. They are HUGE. This is always a great conversation starter about varietals, and what these words that we see on the tasting sheets are; bourbon, typica, and so on. I&#8217;ll get to that in a minute, but first let me talk about something very important.<\/p>\n<p>Birthdays.<\/p>\n<p>If you have ever worked with me, you know I love to celebrate birthdays. I don&#8217;t know how or why this started, but it is honestly my most favorite thing. On Saturday, one of my partners has a birthday, except neither of us work on Saturday, so we celebrated today. Lisa loves and collects mice, so I wanted to do something special, just for her on <em>her<\/em> day.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the spice mice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Lisa and I are both openers, so we see each other 5 days a week at 5 in the morning. Even though we have only worked together for 6 months, it&#8217;s safe to say, we know a lot about one another \ud83d\ude42 She&#8217;s the first person I see most days, and is an absolute delight. Lisa collects mice, so I knew I wanted to do something with mice, but I didn&#8217;t want to go out and buy something. I wanted to really make it personal, and really make a connection with the coffee. Spice mice are a simple spice cookie decorated with almonds to look like a mouse, and they pair perfectly with the\u00a0Nicaragua Maracaturra.<\/p>\n<p>These are super simple to make, and the spices could be adjusted to suit other coffees as well. Plus they are over the top adorable!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice1.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Nicaragua Maracaturra with spice mice<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Jocelyn Freeman<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3\/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup packed light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 egg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 teaspoon ground allspice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon ground cardamom<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 cup sliced almonds<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">chow mein noodles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a stand mixer beat butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter one cup at a time, scraping the sides down after each addition.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Using a tablespoon, for egg shaped dough balls. Place, 2 inches apart on prepared pans.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Insert 2 almond slices for ears at narrow end. Insert 1 chow mein noodle for tail at wide end. I used a food safe marker to make the eyes. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake the mice for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool on pans on racks for 5 minutes. You may need to adjust the &#8220;ears&#8221; and &#8220;tails&#8221; after baking. Let cool on a wire rack and then store in an airtight container.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3208<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2041\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2041\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2041\" src=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nicaragua Maracaturra \" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice1-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tmb_spicemice1-1-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicaragua Maracaturra &amp; spice mice!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OK. Maracaturra. What does that crazy word mean? Maracaturra is the varietal of coffee. This is actually a hybrid varietal; <strong>Mara<\/strong>gogipe, which are nicknamed elephant beans due to their size, and <strong>Caturra<\/strong>. Mara also means crowded in Spanish. Look at how huge these beans are, and try to imagine all of the cherries on a coffee tree!<\/p>\n<p>Maragogipe beans are a very low yielding varietal, and when crossed with the caturra, a high yielding varietal with balanced flavor, the result is something magical. Big beans with big flavor. Unfortunately, the Maracaturra varietal is very delicate, making it a target for a fungus called coffee rust.\u00a0Not many farmers grow this type of coffee, making this a rarity, a true gem not to be missed. This is only the third time Starbucks has offered Maracaturra, so be sure to grab it while it&#8217;s here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicaragua Maracaturra is back! I am pretty excited every time this one comes around, not because it&#8217;s my favorite (it isn&#8217;t) but because of the beans. They are HUGE. This is always a great conversation starter about varietals, and what these words that we see on the tasting sheets are; bourbon, typica, and so on&#8230;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/12\/nicaragua-maracaturra-with-spice-mice\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[28,30,110],"tags":[129],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nicaragua Maracaturra with spice mice - the modern barista<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Starbucks Reserve Nicaragua Maracaturra paired with spice mice cookies.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/12\/nicaragua-maracaturra-with-spice-mice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nicaragua Maracaturra with spice mice - 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