Olive Oil Coffee Cake - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Streusel
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (4 ounces) marcona almonds, roughly chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, almonds, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix just to combine. Add the butter and mix just until the streusel comes together. Spread onto a baking sheet and chill in the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.
- Crumble the streusel with your fingers and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use.
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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