Today was.... BAKING DAY!! YAY!! About a month ago, one my dearest friends from the states sent me a care package with some of my favourite things! Among those things that I have been missing were two bags of the Trader Joes gluten free brownie mix! YUM!!! I just have to say, I totally made a mistake! The back of the bag says to bake for 30 mins or until a toothpick can be stuck in the centre without gooeyness coming out with it. Well, I did that little test, and SERIOUSLY! It did not come out clean after 30 mins of baking time. So, I kept it going and going.... till I burned the brownies... OOPS!!! No good! It was sooooo silly of me! Normally, I know my limits, but I was just having a very hard time telling if it was done or not. The brownies were making this bubbling effect which really made it seem like they were not finished. Also, with this oven, I think it tends to bake on the hotter side of things and it just seems to go a lot quicker. So, they were probably done right on time, but I didn't listen and baked them longer. And, for the first time EVER, I used a silicone baking pan which seemed to change things a bit anyway. The good news is? I still ate some! And, I have another bag to play with. I will probably wait a few weeks till I have recovered from burntness of this batch. 
On the upside! I made Sweet Potato Bread!!! It is the best thing I have EVER had! Well, at least today anyway! The funny thing is, we have been looking for some sort of pumpkin bread thing which is one of my most favourite things EVER and can't find a mix and the pumpkin in a can is actually quite expensive! Since it's not autumn, there aren't any pumpkins to puree even if I wanted to!!! NOPE! NONE!! So, I am now decided that this sweet potato bread is the next best thing. It has almost all the yumminess pumpkin bread would have... I subbed a few things out for healthier options... and you could add whatever spices it doesn't have that pumpkin bread would have as well! SUPER EASY!!!! I have heard some very funny things about sweet potatoes... know anything? I am thoroughly convinced they are one of my favourite things!!! By the time I baked this bread, I knew I needed to watch it and take it out on the earlier side... so I did. It only took 20 minutes! A lot shorter than the recipe said, but I knew that probably would be the case as I didn't not use the size loaf pan they said to use cause I don't have one and I probably won't get one until absolutely necessary! I can't wait to have some yumminess in the morning! I think I will go to bed now dreaming of sweet potato bread.. It makes me want to watch ELF!! SERIOUSLY! It smells like CHRISTMAS!!! Oooooo!!! Christmas in London!!!! It's gonna be AMAZING!!! And, the weather today is really dreary.... that makes it seem like autumn and winter are right around the corner....
Seriously? Seriously YUMMY!!!!
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