Lunch: Mini Fruit Pies

Few kids will turn down the chance to dive into some flour and bake something sweet and delicious with the grown-up they love best. So turn up your sleeves and prepare to measure, mix, knead, and roll.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Mini Fruit Pies

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). Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 lb. apples
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
.13 tsp. nutmeg
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. cornstarch

Instructions

Make the dough: Combine flour, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add up to 3 tablespoons ice water and mix until just combined. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

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