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
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 this year.
  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. 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 cakes will become property of the Fair 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.  Additiontally, 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 ​
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