PA Preferred Junior Baking Contest - Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Chairperson:  Linda Decker 570-240-3055

DEPARTMENT 22 - SECTION 3
​CLASS 3 – PA PREFERRED JUNIOR BAKING CONTEST - COOKIES, BROWNIES AND BARS
Premiums:       $20      $15      $10
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. Entrant may NOT have won 1st place in this PA Preferred Junior Baking contest at any other Fair in the current year. 
  3. Entry must be six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.
  4. Entries must be made from scratch.  Pre-made mixes are not acceptable ingredients.  All ingredients and decorations must be edible.
  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, fruit and/or vegetables.
  6. 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.)
  7. Recipe(s) must be submitted with the entry printed on one side of 8 ½” x 11” 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, and phone number must be printed on the back side of all pages.  (All recipes and cookies-brownies-bars will become property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will NOT be returned.)
  8. A PA Preferred logo is not required because not all PA Preferred products carry the label.  The name of the ingredients and the source is sufficient.  For a list of acceptable products visit papreferred.com.  Additionally, PA Preferred staff will assist in locating PA Preferred ingredients, as needed.
  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:
          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 ​