34 contest recipes

This Pillsbury Contest winner bread is full of raisins and a rich maple flavor. Makes 2 loaves

Championship-winning BBQ ribs from the 1991 Memphis in May World BBQ Contest. Hickory-smoked with a homemade dry rub and basted with a vinegar-ketchup-molasses sauce that ages for weeks.

This pie won me second place at my churches dessert contest .. Yummy

Award-winning chili with ground chuck, three kinds of tomato, pure chili powder, and a splash of beer simmered low for hours. The kind of contest-grade beef chili that tastes even better on day two.

Reminisce Magazine's contest winning recipe. By: Oma Rollison (my mother) "'This absolutely scrumptious cake needs no icing...just a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Even though this recipe has been a 'family secret' for years, I'm delighted to share it with my fellow Reminisce readers."

"A Contest winning recipe from Oma Rollison (my mother) featured in Reminisce Magazine with her now famous Banana's 'N Cream Bundt cake. A San Diego, Calif. newspaper once dubbed her "The Queen of Country Cooking." (I guess the apple never falls far from the tree.) She's no longer with us, but her wonderful recipes are."

Pan seared scallops served on a bed of fennel puree with a sweet Balsamic drizzle. This recipe was inspired by Masterchef New Zealand contestant Rob and I've modified the ingredients and instructions to match those that are commonly available in North America along with experimentation to make the recipe lower in fats yet every bit as flavorful.

Winner of the 1991 Michigan Chocolate Cake Contest Created by Linda Theil

Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff. This is a simple cake that looks fancy.

Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip oatmeal cookies made with shortening, brown sugar, rolled oats, and semi-sweet chips. The famous 1992 cookie contest recipe.

Black bean tamale pie with a cornmeal-corn crust, ground turkey, black beans, taco seasoning, and melted cheddar. A contest-winning inverted take on a Tex-Mex classic.

If you're thinking of entering a baking contest, then try this delicious and decadent cake that may help you win first prize!

The 2nd place winner in the Chicago Tribune's 1996 Annual Holiday Cookie Contest, a simple brown-sugar shortbread from Sandra Petrille of Naperville, Illinois.

This best cookie recipe has it all—two kinds of chocolate, nuts, and oatmeal perfectly balanced into an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that wins contests.

Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip oatmeal cookies made with shortening for extra chewiness. Rolled oats and semi-sweet chips in a crispy-edged, soft-centered classic from the 1992 cookie contest.

Roll-and-cut butter crisp cookies with lemon zest and a splash of kirsch cherry liqueur. A 1986 cookie contest winner that ages two days for better flavor and keeps for six weeks at room temperature.