Lunch: Pumpkin Bread

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Pumpkin Bread

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). Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling pan
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with olive oil.
Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, ginger, baking powder, cloves and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together the granulated sugar, olive oil, brown sugar and eggs until light yellow in color and well blended. Whisk in the pumpkin puree until smooth. Switch to a rubber spatula and slowly stir in the flour mixture and mix until combined. Stir in the nuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool completely before turning out of the pan.

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