Gluten free Orange and Cranberry nutty biscuits.

This week I have been working as a Teaching Assistant at a primary school. Its been great gaining some classroom experience before i start work for real in September.  I have loved every moment! from listening to them read, getting messy with glue and cardboard and dancing around in P.E. The children are adorable, attentive and so eager to learn.

I have also enjoyed the Home time... the satisfied feeling of completing a full days work walking Bobbin then collapsing on the sofa for the evening with dinner and some trash t.v. 

Last night on my walk home all i could think about was a cuppa english tea and a buttery biscuit to dunk...

Gluten free Orange and Cranberry nutty biscuits.

I used a recipe from one of my new gluten free cookery books!

I reduced and adapted the printed recipe using polenta and ground almonds as the base. this biscuits packed alot of flavour. (oh and i accidentally used GF bread flour which sorta affected the crunch... but its the flavour that counts right....RIGHT....just make sure you wake up a bit and read the packaging)

1/4 cup polenta

3 tbsp ground almonds

2 tsp gluten free flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 tbsp honey

2 tsp melted margarine

orane zest

1/2 tsp orange essense

2 tsp dried cranberries

1/2 tsp xanthum gum

• Prepare a baking tray with baking paper or spray with oil. place polenta, almonds, flour and powders in a bowl.
• Pour in essence, honey and butter and bring together, mix in cranberries and combine until a dough ball in formed.
• Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes
• Pre heat oven to 180 C/ 350 F
• Roll out dough and cut out  rounds and place them onto the prepared tray.
• Bake for 10 minutes, remove from tray and transfer to cooling rack... 
• Boil kettle... make hot beverage of choice... and get dunkin'