Pre heat air fryer to 180℃Place 12 g flaked almonds in air fryer for 3-4 minutes to brown to a golden colour- set aside to coolPrepare a Small loaf pan 15cm long X 8cm wide X 6cm deep loaf tin with melted butter of non-stick baking spray and baking paper with enough overhang to grip onto once loaf is baked for easy removal of loaf from baking pan In a separate bowl add 100 g melted butter cooled to room temperature, 2 XL eggs,1 tsp vanilla extract and ½ tsp almond essence and mix with a wire whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients 90 g Almond flour, 30 g desiccated coconut, 100 g brown sugar, 40 g self-raising flour and pinch of salt together to ensure there are no lumps. Not all the ingredients will go through the sieve. Tip the remaining ingredients left in the sieve and whisk to ensure evenly mixed.
Add the butter and egg mix to the dry ingredients and fold together
add the 12 g flaked almonds and 75g 100 g fresh blueberries 75g + 25gto the batter and fold in to incorporated evenly
Spoon the thick batter into the prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle the remaining 25g of blueberries on top as well as a few extra almond flakes.Bake at 180℃ for 25-28 minutes. Insert a skewer in the middle to ensure the batter is cooked and not sticky. Leave to cool for 10-15 minutes before lifting out of pan, using the baking paper overhang prepared for this purpose.
