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Pistachio Pastry Twists Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Pistachio Pastry Twists Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 10
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Wrap these flaky pastries in cellophane, and tie with ribbon, or deliver them in a vase. Add a monogram sticker to the vase to personalize the gift.

Ingredients

2 egg yolks 1 tablespoon water 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 (17.3-ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed 1/2 cup finely chopped roasted pistachios 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Instructions

Whisk together egg yolks and water in a small bowl. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom. Carefully roll each sheet of puff pastry into a 9 1/2" square on a lightly floured work surface. Brush each sheet with egg wash, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar mixture. Sprinkle chopped pistachios evenly over 1 sheet, leaving a 1/4" border; top with remaining sheet, sugared side down. Firmly press edges to seal. Brush top of pastry with melted butter; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Cut pastry into 3/4"-thick strips, using a pizza cutter. Twist each strip 3 times, and place 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 ° for 19 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on wire racks. Note: To reheat pastry twists, bake at 450 ° for 5 minutes or just until heated. Cool. (As they cool, they crisp up.)

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.

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).

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