Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest winners and recipes
November 3, 2007
Tonight, one hundred cooks who have put their all into creating the most tasty and unique dish are dreaming of winning the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest one million dollar prize.
Celebrating 58 years of recognizing creative cooks, the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest announced the 100 finalists out of the thousands who submitted recipes to the bake-off. The ultimate winner will be announced next April 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
All 100 finalists won a trip to Dallas, Texas to compete in the bake-off on April 13-15, 2008. The trip includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, a GE microwave and one hundred dollars. In addition to one million dollars, the Grand Prize winner will receive a GE Profile Double wall oven with PreciseAir convection, and $7,000 dollars in GE Profile kitchen appliances of their choice.
After the 100 finalists recipes are posted on the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest web site, visitors will vote for their favorite recipe. The recipe voted on the most will garner the contestant an award of $5,000 dollars.
The Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest recipe categories included Breakfast & Brunches; Pizza Creations; Entertaining Appetizers; Old El Paso Mexican Favorites and Sweet Treats.
The Pillsbury website publishes an extensive collection of Pillsbury Bake-Off recipes in 18 different categories from appetizers and snacks to sandwiches, pizzas and tacos. To learn more, visit the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest and Yahoo! Food Pillsbury Bake-Off area.