This Sausage-Apple Breakfast Bread Recipe is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 °. Grease and flour a 9-in. round baking pan. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain.
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In a large bowl, whisk flours, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, brown sugar, apple cider and oil until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in apples and half of the sausage. Transfer to prepared pan.
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In a small bowl, mix oats, brown sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in remaining sausage. Sprinkle over batter. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm. If desired, drizzle with maple syrup. Refrigerate leftovers.
Why this Sausage-Apple Breakfast Bread Recipe works for PCOS
Eating a substantial breakfast like this Sausage-Apple Breakfast Bread Recipe is one of the highest-leverage moves you can make for PCOS. In the Jakubowicz et al. 2013 trial published in Clinical Science, women with PCOS who front-loaded calories to breakfast reduced fasting insulin by 56% and increased ovulation rates 50%, with no change in total calories. Front-loading works because insulin sensitivity is highest in the morning and lowest at night.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples.
Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Sausage-Apple Breakfast Bread Recipe recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Breakfast. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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