Mom's Blueberry Buckle - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Mom's Blueberry Buckle is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. unsalted butter or margarine
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 c. whole milk
- 2 1/2 c. fresh blueberries
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 9-inch-square baking pan.
- Into medium bowl, sift 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat 1/2 cup butter until smooth. Add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium. Beat in egg until combined. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk until combined, starting and ending with flour mixture and scraping bowl as needed. Transfer to prepared pan.
- In bowl, toss blueberries with lemon juice. Sprinkle over batter.
- In another bowl, whisk cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining 1/3 cup flour, and 1/4 cup sugar. Add remaining 4 tablespoon butter; with pastry blender, blend well. Form into large crumbs; sprinkle over blueberries. Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out almost clean. Cool slightly in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store, refrigerated, up to 3 days.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
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 ca...
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Yes, this Mom's Blueberry Buckle recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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