Breakfast: Lemon Gem Muffins with Cream Cheese

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Lemon Gem Muffins with Cream Cheese

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.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla
cream cheese as an accompaniment
Papaya in Cinnamon Syrup as an accompaniment

Instructions

In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar. In another bowl whisk together the eggs, the lemon juice, the butter, and the vanilla, add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Divide the batter among 24 buttered 1/8-cup muffin tins and bake the muffins in the upper third of a preheated 400 °F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Turn the muffins out onto a rack, let them cool, and serve them with the cream cheese and the papaya in cinnamon syrup.

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