PA Preferred Junior Baking Contest - Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Chairperson:  Linda Decker 570-833-7017

DEPARTMENT 22 - SECTION 3
​CLASS 3 – PA PREFERRED® JUNIOR BAKING CONTEST - COOKIES, BROWNIES AND BARS
Premiums:       $20      $15      $10
Sponsored by the PA Department of Agriculture’s PA Preferred® Program​
Rules:
  1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker (age 8 through and including 18 years old) who is a Pennsylvania  resident.  One entry per person.
  2. Entrants may not have won 1st place in the PA Preferred Junior Baking Contest at any other Fair in 2017.
  3. ​Entry must be a plate of six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.
  4. Entries must be made from scratch.  Pre-made mixes are not​ acceptable ingredients.
  5. PA Preferred ingredients must be used in the recipe.  A comprehensive list of acceptable products will be available on the PA Preferred website.  Recipes are to include three (3) out of the five (5) items listed here:
    1. Grains such as flour or oats
    2. Fruit such as peaches, apples or berries
    3. Vegetable such as zucchini or carrots
    4. Dairy such as milk, cream or butter
    5. Eggs
  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. ​Recipe(s) 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.  PA Preferred ingredients are to be identified in writing as "PA Preferred" along with the brand name in the recipe (ex. PA Preferred Eggs - Weis brand; PA Preferred Milk - Galliker's brand; PA Preferred Berries - Strite's Orchards).  Entrant's name, ​age​, address and phone number must be printed on the ​back​ side of all pages.  Pa Preferred product labels should be attached to the recipe.  (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.  Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
  9. Judging Criteria:
          Flavor:  aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings                                                      30 points
          Texture:  appropriate for type of cookie, brownie, 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
          Total Points:                                                                                                           100 points ​
First Place Winner is eligible for the next PA Farm Show competition.
Prizes for the PA Farm Show PA Preferred® Chocolate Cookie, Brownie or Bar Contest Winners:
1st - $500         2nd - $250        3rd - $100