PCOS and Jicama (Mexican Turnip): A Nutritious Addition to Your Diet
Discover how jicama, a low-glycemic root vegetable, can benefit women with PCOS. Learn about its nutritional value and delicious ways to incorporate it into your diet.
This recipe includes superfoods such as:
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon butter, softened
4 1/2 ounces caster sugar (superfine)
Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon (1/2 the zest for the cupcake batter and 1/2 for the icing)
2 eggs, beaten
5 ounces all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
For the lemon butter icing
6 tablespoons butter, softened
6 ounces icing sugar (superfine), sifted
Finely grated lemon zest, reserved from above
1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
12 crystallized flowers, optional
Special equipment: 12-cup muffin or cupcake pan
I love these zesty little treats with an afternoon cup of tea.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a 12-cup muffin or cupcake pan with 12 paper liners.
In a large bowl, or in an electric food mixer, cream the butter until soft. Add the sugar and 1/2 the grated lemon zest, and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten eggs, then sift in the flour, and baking powder, and fold into the butter mixture. Alternatively, you can whiz or pulse all the ingredients together in an electric food mixer.
Divide the mixture evenly among the paper liners, and bake in the preheated oven, until the cupcakes have risen and are golden, about 7 to 10 minutes. When cooked, the center of each cake should be slightly springy to the touch. Remove the cakes from the pan, and place on a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
To make the lemon butter icing: In a bowl, using a wooden spoon or hand-held electric beater, cream the butter until very soft. Gradually add the sugar, and beat into the butter, along with the remaining 1/2 of the lemon zest and enough lemon juice to soften the icing to a spreadable consistency.
When the cupcakes are cool, spread a generous heaping teaspoon of lemon butter icing over the top of each one. Decorate the cupcakes with the crystallized flowers, if using.
Serving Size: 12
Amount Per ONE Serving | ||
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Calories 0 kcal | ||
Fat 0 g | ||
Carbohydrate 0 g | ||
Protein 0 g |
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