It is finally here. The day when you take over my wedding and make big decisions for me! That’s right. We have our final amuse bouche for review, and today, you start the voting.
Here is how this is going down. You will have 4 chances to win a copy of one of my FAVORITE cookbooks in the world, French Fridays with Dorie, AND any baked good of your choice featured on Whit’s Amuse Bouche, mailed to your doorstep. Here’s how:
In order to be considered, you must SUBCRIBE to Whit’s Amuse Bouche and leave a comment with your vote for the 3 recipes you think we should use as our amuse bouches at our wedding.
To have extra entries in winning:
You can follow Amuse Bouche on Twitter
You can tweet the following: “Vote for Whit’s wedding amuse bouche’s and win a copy of French Fridays with Dorie, AND Baked goods!” http://whitsamusebouche.com/?p=1047
You can follow us on facebook
That’s a total of 4 opportunities to win this amazing package. (And if you already have French Fridays with Dorie then maybe I’ll buy you a different cookbook okay?) We need all the votes we can get to pick the best ab’s for our wedding!
Voting is open until Tuesday, March 29th at 5 pm chicago time. As always, email me at whitsamusebouche (at) gmail (dot) com with questions.
Please pick 3 of the following 6 to be featured at the cocktail portion of our wedding:
Whitney’s Famous Veggie Burgers on a Chili Lime Sweet Potato Chip with Avocado Greek Yogurt
Crab Cakes with a Lemon Aioli, Served on a Cabbage Round
Pommes Whit – Potato Stacks with Goat Cheese
And finally,
Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
I know. I’ve been holding out on you on that last one. But sweet sassy, they are worth it.
Broccoli and Cheddar Hand Pies
4 tablespoons butter
1 shallot, minced
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups whole milk, hot
1 cup grated cheddar
Pinch of cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
1 large head of broccoli, chopped
Dough
9 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 2 cups
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 ounces shortening, approximately 6 tablespoons
3/4 cup milk
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix well, and add the shortening and knead it into the flour with your hands until crumbly.
Add the milk all at once and mix until it begins to come together.
Lightly flour your hands and the countertop and turn the dough out onto the countertop. Knead the dough ball, folding over until it is smooth.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Melt butter a medium saucepan over medium heat, and then add the shallot. In another sauce pan, heat the milk. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until shallot softens. Add the flour and reduce heat to low, stirring briskly to coat with the butter and cook until just golden, about 2 minutes. Add the hot milk and whisk constantly, making sure there are no lumps. Cook over low for about 10 minutes, until the sauce is thick. Whisk in cheese, cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the broccoli.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to 1/2-inch thickness, then cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter.
Roll each round as thinly as possible.
Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling onto the dough,
and cover with a second round. Seal the edges together with the tines of a fork.
Gently press down to flatten and evenly distribute the filling and cut a slit in the top of the pie. As each pie is formed, place it on a lined baking sheet. Bake pies for 30 minutes, rotating the baking sheet half way. Let the pies rest for at least five minutes for cutting.
Ready, Set, VOTE! The winner will be announced Tuesday night!
Love,
Whit
Vote 1 – veggie burgers
Vote 2- Potatoes with Goat Cheese
Vote 3- Crabcakes
Vote 1 – Veggie Burgers
Vote 2 – Pommes Whit
Vote 3 – Crab Cakes
Vote 1 – crab cakes
LOVE YOU!
Vote 2 – broccoli and cheddar hand pies
vote 3 – tomato empanada
vote 1: veggie burgers
vote 2: broccoli cheddar hand pies
vote 3: pommes whit
1. The pommel wits
2. Crab Cake
3. Empanada
Burgers, Crab Cakes and Empanadas!
Whatever the “winners” end up being, your wedding day will be perfect
1. Veggie Burgers
2. Pommes Whit
3. Crab Cakes
Here are my votes!
Vote 1: Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
Vote 2: Crab Cakes with a Lemon Aioli
Vote 3: Whitney’s Famous Veggie Burgers
yay for weddings and your fabulous cooking!!!
1. Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
2. Tomato Empanadas
3. Veggie burgers
Vote 1 – veggie burgers
Vote 2 – empenadas
Vote 3 – Broccoli pockets!
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I vote for:
1. Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
2. Crab Cakes
3. Tomato Empendadas
I follow you on Twitter…
I like you on Facebook…I really do!
Vote 1: Tomato Empanadas
Vote 2: Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
Vote 3: Crab cakes
Glad to help out another Kentucky girl! Best of luck with the wedding!
I re-tweeted your contest. Damn, woman…you’re making me work hard to win Dorie’s cookbook!!
Let’s try this again
1. Veggie Burgerrs
2. Tom E’s
3. BCP’s
1. Veggie Burgers
2. Empanadas
3. Broccoli Pockets
YUMM!!
1. Crab Cakes
2. Cheddar Hotbox
3. Empanada
veggie burgers
empanadas
hand pies
Have a wonderful wedding!
Vote 1 – Veggie Burgers
Vote 2 – Pommes Whit
Vote 3 – Crab Cakes
You know I eat all of your food
Vote 1- Tomato Empanadas
Vote 2- Crab Cakes
Vote 3- Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies
1-Crab cake
2-Veg Burger
3-Broc Chedd hand pie
this is not in the order of preference… have an awesome wedding!
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1. Crab Cakes
2. Cheddar Hot Box
3. Tomato Empanadas
1. Crab Cakes
2. Tomato Empanadas
3. Veggie Burgers
YUMM!
1. Veggie Burgers
2. Tomato Empanadas
3. Crab Cakes
Congrats!
1. Crab Cakes
2. Pommes Whit
3. Tomato Empanades
Nomz!
1. veggie burgers
2. empanadas
3. crab cakes
GET IN ME BELLY!!!
i follow ya on twitter
i follow ya on the BOOK
and i retweeted
(can you tell i REALLY want some home cooked yummy’s & a cookbook??)
1. empanadas (for old time’s sake)
2. crab cakes
3. pommes whit
and a full plate of each for the MOH.
Vote 1 – Pommes Whit
Vote 2 – Tomato Empanadas
Vote 3 – Crab Cakes
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Vote one: Crab Cakes…. freakin’ yum.
Vote two: Tomato Empanada’s
Vote three: Cheddar Hot Box
DONE. AND DONE.
Tweeted. FBed. Congrats Congrats Congrats again for everything!
Crab Cakes
Cheddar Hot Boxes
Tomato Empandas
And an invitation for me!
hooray! go, wedding! (that’s a cheerleader cheer, ps)
1. crab cakes
2. tomato empanadas
3. veggie burgers
why? because you’d have fish, savory, salty, traditional with spin deliciousness and most importantly, because they’re all easy to eat with one hand while taking sips of sweet bubbly.
1. veggie burgers
2. crab cakes ( duh)
3. tomato empanadas
obsessed with the blog and your life..your recipes are even discussed at rehearsal as official announcements… yup
1. Pommes Whit
2. Veggie Burger (sassy style)
3. Tomato Empanada… because even a girl allergic to gluten can’t deny the yummy-ness of that soft outer crust!
Vote 1- Veggie Burgers
Vote 2- Crab CAkes
Vote 3- Tomato Empanadas
1 – Veggie Burgers
2- Crab Cakes
3- BC Hand Pies
As a relatively recent bride(zilla), I suggest at least one carb filled cocktail item. I’d have never realized the significance of a carbohydrate had it not been for one of our guests who had to be wheeled out of the reception due to excessive “red wine” consumption
1. Crab Cakes
2. Veggie Burger
3. Broccoli Cheddar Pies
1. Crab Cakes
2. Potato Hot Box
3. Empanadas