Have you ever heard of black garlic? Well, our farmers from the Étuverie Farm make organic black garlic and other delicious black garlic-derived products like beer, mustard, hummus and even… honey! This delicious muffin recipe’s star ingredient is in fact our farmer’s black garlic honey. But before we get into the recipe, here’s a bit of background on this surprising and showstopping product from the farmer himself: 

“Although all of our organic garlic comes from local producers and is transformed in the heart of the Gers region, the technique itself hails from an ancestral Asian tradition, which Japan and Korea continue to fight over. Black garlic is obtained by steaming white garlic in a closed-off environment, in which the temperature and humidity are carefully controlled and adjusted throughout the process. Several natural chemical reactions result in changes in the product’s appearance, taste, and texture. White garlic spends approximately 2 weeks at a temperature between 60 °C and 80 °C, with a humidity level ranging from 70% to 95%. It becomes tender and soft and turns its characteristic ebony colour. At this stage, the black garlic has yet to develop all of its flavours. It will need another 2 to 3 weeks of drying to reach full maturation. No additives are therefore used in the production of black garlic, just a combination of completely natural and controlled chemical reactions.” – Nicolas Ricau

Ingredients:

• 150g flour
• 20g powdered sugar
• 75g semi-skimmed milk
• 80g organic black garlic honey from L’étuverie
• 1 egg
• ½ sachet of baking powder
• 50g of butter
• 1 pinch of salt
  
  

Instructions: 

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c (Fan Heat)

2. Butter and flour the moulds

3. Melt the butter and add the milk, salt and beaten egg. Mix all the ingredients together.

4. In a bowl put the flour, sugar, honey with black garlic and yeast, then the milk preparation.

5. Mix until you get a smooth dough.

6. Pour the preparation into ¾ of the moulds.

7. Put in the oven for 15 minutes (200°c).

8. Wait 15 minutes before demoulding

And there you have it, the perfect dessert to bring to any dinner party, picnic, or event and a fascinating story about probably one of our most original products to go with it!