Dessert: Spiced Apple Pie with Raisins

Apple cider vinegar makes the crust extra flaky. Offer eggnog ice cream (or vanilla ice cream sprinkled with nutmeg) alongside.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Apple Cider Vinegar

Health and fertility benefits of Spiced Apple Pie with Raisins

Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, diced
9 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, diced
7 tablespoons (about) ice water
2 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Mix flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add shortening and butter. Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer flour mixture to large bowl. Combine 7 tablespoons ice water and 2 1/2 teaspoons vinegar in small bowl; pour over flour mixture. Stir with fork until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if needed. Gather dough into ball; divide into 2 pieces. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each separately in plastic; chill 20 minutes.

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