PA Preferred™ Junior Baking Contest

Cookies, Brownies And Bars

The goal of the PA Preferred™ Baking Contest is to encourage young people across the Commonwealth to participate in Pennsylvania's agriculture fairs by showcasing Pennsylvania grown and produced products in their contest entries. 

Rules:

1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker (age 8 through 18 years old) who is a PA 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 2019.
3. Entry must be a plate of six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.
4. Entry must be made from scratch. Premade mixes are NOT acceptable ingredients.
5. At least two (2) PA Preferred™ ingredients must be used in the recipe. Some examples of qualifying ingredients are PA Preferred™ grains, such as oats or flour, butter, milk, eggs, fruits and/or vegetables.
6. Entry must be submitted for judging on a food safe disposable setting. (All pan, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will NOT be returned.)
7. Recipes must be submitted with entry, printed on one side of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Recipe must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions. The PA Preferred™ ingredients must be listed clearly in the ingredient list, specifying the ingredients and the company that made/grew them. (ex: PA Preferred™ Milk - Galliker's brand). Entrant's name, age, address & phone number must be printed on the  backside 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.) 
8. Refrigeration is NOT available at the Fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. This entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.

Judging will be based on the following criteria -

• 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 size, shape, appearance; overall appeal)- 15 points
• Creativity  - 10 points

First Place Winer is eligible for 2020 PA Farm Show competition.

Plainfield Fair Premiums

1st place - $50
2nd place - $40
3rd place - $30
4th place - $20
5th place - $10