Solar recipe: blackberry muffins

Late August is the height of blackberry season, and the sun is always shining brightly at this time of year! A good reason to make muffins, to devour for breakfast or a snack.

Recipe suggested by : Linda Louis – Solar box oven (SunTaste) or solar tube oven (SunGood XL, SunChef) – Preparation time: 30 mn – Cooking time: 1h30

Ingredients for 8-10 muffins

240 g flour
120 g light cane sugar
3 c. to c. baking powder
1 good pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 plain yoghurt
100 ml sunflower oil (or melted butter)
250 g blackberries (or blueberries or raspberries)

Preparing the blackberry muffins

Preheat the solar cooker.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Then, in another, all the liquid ingredients. Then add the blackberries to the mixture.
Pour the liquid mixture all at once over the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon. Do not smooth the dough, as it should remain grainy.
Grease 8-10 muffin tins and fill almost to the brim with batter. Arrange them in a black dish
Bake for 45/50 min in a box oven (between 110 and 130°C) or 30/35 minutes in a tube oven (between 150 and 200°C).

Enjoy your meal!

Cooking without gas or electricity

This recipe is taken from the book “Cooking without gas or electricity” by Linda Louis: from the wood stove to the solar oven via the fireplace or even the campfire, the rocket stove, the wood oven, the solar dehydrator , the smoker, the barbecue, the Norwegian pot…Explore alternative cooking techniques without gas or electricity for economical and ecological recipes. Linda Louis is the author of several books that are references in organic, local and wild cuisine. She also explores the themes of food autonomy in the great outdoors and zero waste. She regularly collaborates with the culinary, gardening or ecological press and since 2006 has contributed to a blog, Cuisine Campagne (www.cuisine-campagne.com), a portfolio (www.linda-louis.com) and an Instagram account (lindalouisberry) in which she advocates authentic, generous cuisine close to nature and know-how.