Hey All!
It has begun! Entries for the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest are in and judging is now underway. And once again the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest is letting You Be the Judge!
Beginning May 12, 2011, America will have the opportunity to vote for 10 of the 20 original recipes posted on www.bakeoff.com. The recipes will be posted in pairs every two weeks and during each two-week period, consumers will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favorite of the two recipes. Voting is limited to one vote per person per each pair of recipes. Voters must be registered members of www.pillsbury.com and 18 years of age or older as of May 1, 2011 to participate.
At the end of two weeks, the home cook whose recipe receives the most votes in each pair will become a finalist in the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest taking place in Orlando, Florida from March 25-27, 2012...getting one step closer to the $1 million grand prize. The contest will feature 100 original recipes-90 recipes whose creators will directly earn a spot at the competition and the 10 winning recipes determined by people like you through You Be the Judge!
This week, Italian Brunch Stratas submitted by JoAnn Belack of Bradenton, FL faces off against Breakfast Crostatas entered by Barbara Taragna of Collegeville, PA.It's up to you to decide which of these creative home cooks will compete for the $1 million grand prize so visit www.bakeoff.com for official rules and to cast your vote!
Looking for some guidance first? Click the link below for some helpful voting tips from Jann Atkins, the Bake-Off® Kitchens Manager.
Click here to watch the video!
Mark your calendar for May 26, June 9, June 23, July 7, July 21, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1 and Sept. 15 to vote for new recipes. Check back during mid-October to find out if your favorites made the cut when the final 100 recipes are announced.
***Disclosure: I was not compensated or paid in any way for this post. I am sharing this information that was provided by Pillsbury through MyBlogSpark for the benefit of my readers. All opinions are my own.***
