2022 PA Preferred™

JUNIOR BAKING CONTEST  - COOKIES, BROWNIES AND BARS

 

RULES:

 

1. 1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker (age 8 through and including 18 years old at the time of the fair) who is a Pennsylvania resident. One entry per person.

2. Entrants may NOT have won 1st place in this PA Preferred®  Junior baking contest at any other fair in 2022.

3. Entry must be a plate of six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.

4. Entry must be made from “scratch”.  No pre-packaged ingredients may be used (ex: pre-made mixes, cookie dough, pie crust, frosting, etc.).  All ingredients and decorations must be edible.

5. At least two (2) PA Preferred®  ingredients or locally purchased ingredients must be used in the recipe.  Some examples of qualifying ingredients include grains (such as oats or flour), butter, milk eggs, fruits and/or vegetables.

6. A PA Preferred® logo is not required because not all PA Preferred® products carry the label.  The name of the ingredient and the source is sufficient.  Contact RA-AGPAPreferred@pa.gov for any assistance with qualifying ingredients.

7. Entry must be submitted for judging on a food safe disposable setting. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)

8. Recipes must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side of 8-1/2” x 11” paper. Recipe must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions. The name of each PA Preferred® ingredient or locally purchased ingredient must be clearly listed clearly along with the source that made/grew the product (ex: PA Preferred Milk – Galliker’s brand or Apples - Smith Farm Orchard). Entrant’s name, age, address and phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages. (All recipes and cookies-brownies-bars will become the property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will not be returned.)

9. Refrigeration is not available at the fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.

10. Judging criteria:

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  Flavor……………………… (aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings)                                              30 points

  Texture...............................(appropriate for the type of cookie, brownie or bar)                       25 points 

  Inside characteristics ....  (even grain, evenly baked; free from air pockets)                             20 points

  Outside characteristics….(uniform shape/size/surface; overall appeal)                                    15 points

  Creativity .........................................................................................                                                   10 points

        

  TOTAL             100 points

 

FAIR PREMIUMS: 1st = $25.00        2nd = $20.00          3rd = $15.00

First place winner is eligible for the 2023 PA Farm Show competition.

 

Prizes for the 2022 Farm Show Competition: 1st = $500, 2nd = $250; 3rd = $100, 4th & 5th Place—Rosette

Sponsor: PA Preferred™