Preheat oven to 400 and grease a mini muffin pan. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Add butter. Use a pastry blender to mix the butter with the flour until small chunks form. Add egg and milk and mix well. Mixture may be stiff. Stir in almonds and cranberry sauce. Mix well.
Spoon into prepared baking tin, placing 1 tablespoon of batter into each cup.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set. Cool completely.