CLOSED-The 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off! & GIVEAWAY!


Hey All!

Calling all home cooks! Do you have a million dollar recipe idea? The 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest is open for entries and one simple recipe idea could help you take home the dough!

Pillsbury is looking for original recipes that taste and look delicious, are easy to prepare and that families across America will love to eat. Consumers can submit recipes in one of four recipe categories:

The Breakfast & Brunches category includes casual brunch or weekend family breakfast ideas. For example, sweet rolls, pull-aparts, pastries, breakfast breads, egg dishes or breakfast sandwiches.

In the Entertaining Appetizers category, entrants can submit appetizers and snacks to serve at casual gatherings with family and friends or for holiday entertaining. For example, bite size appetizers, tartlets, pinwheels, puffs, bruschetta or focaccia. I would so love this competition as I love baking and cooking with Pillsbury Products.

For example I made this cemetery cake with Pillsbury for Halloween!



Or these amazing A Christmas Story Cookies!


I'm the hostess with the mostest when it comes to cooking and hosting parties and baking. And Pillsbury has always been my brand of choice. Below are some images of Pillsbury recipes.


The Dinner Made Easy category encourages home cooks to create easy-to-prepare main dishes that will delight your family. For example, pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, foldovers, casseroles, chilis, soups or savory pies. Quick and easy treats for anytime celebrations can be entered into the Sweet Treats category. For example, cookies, pies, tarts, brownies or bars.


Entries are being accepted online between now and April 18, 2011, at www.bakeoff.com. One hundred lucky finalists will compete for a chance at the grand prize during the contest finals, which take place March 25-27, 2012 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel in Florida. You´ll also find contest details, including eligible products, prizes and the official rules, on the web site.

The recipes will be judged for 1) taste, 2) appearance, 3) creativity and 4) consumer appeal. All entries must meet the requirements of the recipe category and appropriately use two of the eligible products in at least the quantity specified.

Sue Compton of Delanco, N.J. was named the grand prize winner of the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in 2010 for her original Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups recipe.

At the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in 2008, Carolyn Gurtz walked away with the million-dollar grand prize for her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies.

At the 2006 competition, the 42nd Contest, Anna Ginsberg, a stay-at-home mom who you might know from her blog, Cookie Madness, earned the $1 million prize for her Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing.

YOU CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE FOR JUST ENTERING SO ENTER NOW!


GIVEAWAY:


Pillsbury Bake-Off gift pack that includes a Pillsbury Bake-Off that contains this adorable apron, recipe book, and pen! 

HOW CUTE IS THAT!

I've loved the Pillsbury dough boy since I was a kid.  He is beyond adorable so I think this apron is amazing!

MANDATORY ENTRY:

LEAVE A COMMENT BELLOW ON THIS POST TELLING ME YOUR FAVORITE PILLSBURY RECIPE and just click the button on your right and Become a “Google Friend Connect Friend” with The Queen of Swag! found on the (right side bar of the blog under THE FRIENDS TAB)

That's all you have to do to enter...Really SIMPLE! You only have to do those TWO THINGS TO ENTER...But if you'd like additional entries:

For Additional Entries after the main entry is completed, do the following and PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELLOW FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ENTRY YOU DO:


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GIVEAWAY WILL END MARCH 12TH, 2011 at 11:59pm pacific time! Winners will be notified by email, twitter, or facebook and winners will be announced on this blog, on twitter, and on facebook.

This GIVEAWAY is open to USA ONLY! SORRY.

PRIZE WILL BE FULFILLED AND MAILED TO WINNER BY MY BLOG SPARK AND PILLSBURY!

**PLEASE SEE RULES AND DISCLAIMER FOR MORE PRIZE INFO. AGAIN WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM USING RANDOM.ORG FROM ELIGIBLE ENTRIES.**

Good luck to All who enter! And THANK YOU so much for following my blog! 


**Disclosure: I was given the information, Pillsbury prize pack, and this giveaway prize pack to host for my readers by Pillsbury and My Blog Spark. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated in any way for this post.**