Pillsbury Bake-Off
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The Pillsbury Bake-Off is a cooking contest, first run by Pillsbury Company from 1949 to 1976 as an annual contest. Since then, the contest has been held biennially. [1]
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[edit] History
The Grand Prize in the first contest—then called the Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest and hosted in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel—was $ 50,000.[2] The winner of the 2008 contest held at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel took home a million dollars.
The only required ingredient in the early contests was Pillsbury's BEST Flour.[3]There was no contest in 1965 because the contest was moved from October to February.[4]
Since 1996, the Grand Prize has been $1 million. The first $1 million prize was won by a man, and that year 14 of the 100 finalists were men.[5]
CBS has always televised this event, up to 2002. Hosts have included Arthur Godfrey (1949–1950s), Art Linkletter (1960's), Bob Barker (1970's), Gary Collins (1980's), Willard Scott (1990–1994), Alex Trebek (1996–1998), Phylicia Rashad (2000) and Marie Osmond (2002). The television airings were produced by Mark Goodson Productions. Bob Barker was the first host to have a male category champ in 1978. Willard Scott & Marie Osmond also had male category champs (1990 & 1992 for Willard) while Alex Trebek had the pleasure to witness history when Kurt Wait won the 1996 Bake-Off.
[edit] Grand Prize Winners
| Year | Recipe | Grand Prize Winner |
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| 1949 | No-Knead Water-Rising Twists | Theodora Smafield |
| 1950 | Orange Kiss-Me Cake | Lily Wuebel |
| 1951 | Starlight Double-Delight Cake | Helen Weston |
| 1952 | Snappy Turtle Cookies | Beatrice Harlib |
| 1953 | "My Inspiration" Cake | Lois Kanago |
| 1954 | Open Sesame Pie | Dorothy Koteen |
| 1955 | Ring-A-Lings | Bertha Jorgensen |
| 1956 | California Casserole | Hildreth H. Hatheway |
| 1957 | Accordion Treats | Gerda Roderer |
| 1958 | Spicy Apple Twists | Dorothy DeVault |
| 1959 | Mardi Gras Party Cake | Eunice G. Surles |
| 1960 | Dilly Casserole Bread | Leona Schnuelle |
| 1961 | Candy Bar Cookies | Alice Reese |
| 1962 | Apple Pie '63 | Julia Smogor |
| 1963 | Hungry Boys' Casserole | Mira Walilko |
| 1964 | Peacheesy Pie | Janis Risley |
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| 1966 | Golden Gate Snack Bread | Mari Petrelli |
| 1967 | Muffin Mix Buffet Bread | Maxine Bullock |
| 1968 | Buttercream Pound Cake | Phyllis Lidert |
| 1969 | Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs | Edna M. Walker |
| 1970 | Onion Lover's Twist | Nan Robb |
| 1971 | Pecan Pie Surprise Bars | Pearl Hall |
| 1972 | Streusel Spice Cake Quick 'n Chewy Crescent Bars |
Rose DeDominicis Isabelle Collins |
| 1973 | Quick Crescent Pecan Pie Bars Banana Crunch Cake |
Albina Flieller Bonnie Brooks |
| 1974 | Chocolate Cherry Bars Savory Crescent Chicken Sandwiches |
Francis I. Jerzak Doris Castle |
| 1975 | Easy Crescent Danish Rolls Sour Cream Apple Squares |
Barbara S. Gibson Luella Maki |
| 1976 | Crescent Caramel Swirl Whole Wheat Raisin Loaf |
Lois Ann Groves Lenora H. Smith |
| 1978 | Nutty Graham Picnic Cake Chick-N-Broccoli Pot Pies |
Esther Tomich Linda Mowery |
| 1980 | Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie | Millicent (Caplan) Nathan |
| 1982 | Almond-Filled Cookie Cake | Elizabeth Meijer |
| 1984 | Country Apple Coffee Cake | Susan F. Porubcan |
| 1986 | Apple Nut Lattice Tart | Mary Lou Warren |
| 1988 | Chocolate Praline Layer Cake | Julie Bengtson |
| 1990 | Blueberry-Poppy Seed Brunch Cake | Linda Rahman |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania Dutch Cake and Custard Pie | Gladys Fulton |
| 1994 | Fudgy Bonbons | Mary Anne Tyndall |
| 1996 | Macadamia Fudge Torte | Kurt Wait |
| 1998 | Salsa Couscous Chicken | Ellie Mathews |
| 2000 | Cream Cheese Brownie Pie | Roberta Sonefeld |
| 2002 | Chicken Florentine Panini | Denise JoAnne Yennie |
| 2004 | Oats 'n Honey Granola Pie | Suzanne Conrad |
| 2006 | Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing | Anna Ginsberg |
| 2008 | Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies | Carolyn Gurtz |
[edit] References
- ^ Linda Larson. "The Pillsbury Bake-Off."
- ^ "The First Competition."
- ^ "The 1950s."
- ^ "The 1960s."
- ^ "The 1990s."
