CRANBERRY & ALMOND BISCOTTI

1/4  cup		1½ cups almond flour
1  cup		tapioca flour
1  teaspoon		xanthan gum
1  teaspoon		salt
1  teaspoon		bicarbonate of soda
2  teaspoons		baking powder
3  teaspoons		egg replacer whisked in ¼ cup water
1  teaspoon		vanilla extract
1  teaspoon		almond extract
1  cup		xylitol mixed
1  cup		non-dairy milk
1  cup		dried cranberries
1  cup		blanched, slivered almonds

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Toast the almonds by dry frying them about 10 minutes until golden.
Whisk all dry ingredients together very well in a mixing bowl.
Mix extracts into 'egg' mixture. Stir xylitol into milk and add to 'egg' mixture.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir well.
Work in chopped almonds & cranberries with hands or a wooden spoon. (The mixture will be quite sticky)..
Form dough into 2 flattish logs about 20cm by 10 cm and 2 cm high on a lined baking sheet. (Wet hands are best for patting the loaves into shape).
Bake at 180C° Gas 4 for 15 minutes, then remove from oven and cool for 1 hour.
Cut the logs into 1 cm thick slices on the diagonal with a very sharp knife.
Spread slices out on a baking sheet and bake at 150° Gas 2 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from oven and allow to cool and become crispy.