Junior Baking Contest: Cookies, Brownies and Bars

Dept	Sec	Class	Description	Premiums
11	15	32	PA Preferred™ Junior Baking Contest: Cookies, Brownies and Bars	$20, $15, $10

1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker (age 8 through 18) 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 2024.
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, fruits 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 8-1/2” 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 ingredient 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 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. 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. 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 will be based on the following criteria:
    

    Judging Criteria	Points
    Flavor (aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings)	30
    Texture (appropriate for the type of cookie-brownie-bar)	25
    Inside Characteristics (even grain, evenly baked; free from air pockets)	20
    Outside Characteristics (uniform size, shape, appearance; overall appeal)	15
    Creativity	10
    TOTAL	100

First Place Winner is eligible for the 2025 PA Farm Show competition.

At the PA FARM SHOW level, this contest is sponsored by:
PA Dept. of Agriculture’s PA Preferred™ program – papreferred.com.

PA Farm Show Competition Prizes:
1st – $500.00, 2nd – $250.00, 3rd – $100.00, 4th and 5th – Rosette Ribbon