Lunch: Green Tomato Pie

Change up your meal by adding this scrumptious tomato pie.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Green Tomato Pie

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/4 cups sugar, plus 1 teaspoon for crust and more for sprinkling
2 tablespoons tapioca flour
1 teaspoon orange zest, grated
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
1/4 cup raisins
5 green tomatoes, or enough to fill pie crust, thinly sliced
1 egg white, slightly beaten

Instructions

Sift together flour, salt, 1 teaspoon sugar and baking powder into a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture with a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in 1/4 cup of the cold water, then add remaining 1/4 cup and mix until combined. Cover dough and allow it to rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Divide dough in half. Place on lightly floured board and pat out. Using a rolling pin, roll out 1 piece of dough to the size of a 9-inch pie pan. Put crust in pan and trim off excess dough around the edge. Roll out second ball of dough for pie crust top.

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