Brownie Buttons

brownie-buttons

Sunday afternoon, I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle. So, when I took Henry the Wonderdog out the following night, I was hobbling along in the dark, looking down toward The Ankle to avoid any dips and sinkholes, and Henry lunged forward and pulled me face-first into a tangle of low-slung dogwood branches. Did I get any cool “Scarface”-type cuts to improve my street cred? No. I wound up with welts. Pink, puffy, itchy welts hovering over one eye and dancing down my nose. Like I took a beatdown from Mr. Bubble.

When I’m in a crippled, disfigured, lowly state, only one thing will help: bourbon. But when we’re out of bourbon, chocolate will do. Enter this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie pick: these small-but-powerful Brownie Buttons. You might get two bites from each one, but those bites will have a bittersweet chocolate punch you can’t get from a mini chocolate cupcake. Perfect for dunking into a nice, cold glass of milk while you prop up your ankle and watch Jeff take the dog out.

For the recipe, visit Jayma of Two Scientists Experimenting in the Kitchen, or pick up a copy of Dorie Greenspan’s “Baking: From My Home to Yours.”

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  • Paola August 12th, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Look fabulous!! My boyfriend and me love extra power chocolate: I've tried lots oh choco recipes, cannot wait to bake this one!!

  • OliviaObrea August 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    heehee.. cute, and you gotta love Henry, at least he tried to give you some 'street cred'.. atlas.. bourbon or brownies will always mend whatever ails you.

    Thanks for the link, I adore bittersweet chocolate and use it a lot in my autumn baking and cooking.

    Chin up.. and make some lemon aid out of this wee mess and in no time your ankle will be right as new.

  • chocolatechic August 12th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    They are just way to adorable.

    And your plate…I want that plate.

  • Michelle August 12th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Oh! I'm sorry you're in such a bad state. Thank goodness you can turn to chocolate. : ) Your brownies turned out great. So adorable and sweetly decorated.
    Feel better!

  • Jeannette August 12th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    your's look beautiful. i see a lot of bakers that used sprinkles. i didn't, and now i feel like the dunce lol.

    beautiful tho!!

  • Dana McCauley August 12th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Ouch! Sounds like a crappy week. I think you should definitely avoid any risky activities such as sky diving to walking through Compton after sunset.

    The brownies have one serious problem: how could you resist eating like a dozen of them? So yummy looking!

    Take care and heal quickly!

  • Hilary August 12th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Take care of that ankle!

  • ingrid August 12th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Well, dang you've had a rough few days! Hope you're up and about soon!
    ~ingrid

  • Tracey August 12th, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Great photo, as always. Your buttons look terrific! I really enjoyed these. I can imagine they'd be just the thing to help with the rough day you were having. Hope you're feeling better soon!

  • Margaret August 12th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    OH!!! Hope you are up and around better soon, and that the chocolate helped, 'cause the buttons look perfect.

  • @Scones4Me August 12th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Great looking brownies.

  • isa August 12th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    So cute – love the sprinkles!
    Beautiful presentation!

  • Keetha August 12th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    I hope you heal soon, and that you've got a great book to read while you're resting up.

    The brownies look delicious.

  • Lori Ann August 12th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    I hope your brownie buttons help with the healing! They sure look pretty and dainty! I love the sprinkles on top, they match perfectly with the plate they're served on!
    (I've had similar incidents with Marshall, the Lizard Chaser, where he suddenly leaps into a bush and I fall in after him.)

  • steph (whisk/spoon) August 12th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    ouch–make jeff go and get you some bourbon! i hope you have de-puffed, at least. you managed to make darling little brownies even with that bad ankle!

  • Zaara August 12th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Poor thing! Hope you feel better – a couple of those brownies look like they would do the trick!

  • Megan August 12th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    I love how I keep seeing these on the different blogs I read and everyone seems to have a different take on them. Frosting and non-pareils look great!

    Hope you get better soon… that does not sound like fun.

  • Erin August 12th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    Hope you ankle feels better soon! These brownies look so cute! I love the sprinkles!

  • Carol Peterman August 13th, 2009 at 4:21 am

    What a perfect remedy. I hope the ankle heals quickly, but I suppose you can always just whip up another batch of brownie buttons and enjoy the sofa.

  • wendy August 13th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    Ooh…I hope your ankle gets better soon.

    I like the sprinkles. :)

  • Jennifer August 13th, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    So sorry about your ankle. I've never sprained anything, but I imagine it's painful, plus a huge pain in the ___.

    I love your sprinkles and mini muffin cups. I really need to get some of those liners. It's a pain to butter all the little cups.

  • Hannah August 15th, 2009 at 5:25 am

    Sorry about your ankle! Those brownies are adorable.

  • Katie August 15th, 2009 at 7:54 am

    They look so cute

  • Lori @ RecipeGirl August 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    Yikes! Sorry about your accidents. Chocolate always makes things just a little bit better. These are darling :)

  • Summer August 15th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Ouch! Feel better. I don't love chocolate, but these little bites look great.

  • Avanika August 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am

    These are so adorable!! Must have taken the pain straight away!

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