B.A.C.K. Pie Baking Contest for 2025
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Pie Baking Contest Information

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The BACK committee (Braham Area Committee for Kids) which is a                             501 © 3 non-profit Organization. B.A.C.K.’s fundraising efforts help to meet a variety of needs for all kids in the Braham Area Community.

As a fundraising event during Pie Day B.A.C.K. organizes & manages the pie baking contest. B.A.C.K. searches for the celebrity judges so that bakers can get feedback about their pies from people in the know. The pies are then auctioned off. Services donated by Smith Auction.

2024 Celebrity Judges were Rose McGee, Founder of “Sweet Potato Comfort Pie”   Laurie McCann Crowell, Owner of Golden Fig in St. Paul Meredith Deeds, consult for Betty Crocker Taste Kitchens

Pie Day Baking Contest Registration 

                                                                 Entry Fee: $5.00 per pie

Bring Pies between 8:00am and 10:00am
to the Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church
905 West Central Drive, Braham

Pie Categories:

1) Fresh Fruit & or Cream
2) Baked Single crust (includes custard)
3) Baked double Crust
4) Children’s (8-12 years old)
5) Apprentice (13-17 years old)
6) Lifetime Achievement (70 + years: pie Baker’s option)

Pies submitted including pie and pie tin/plate & recipe will become the
property of Braham Pie Day once registered for the contest and are not returnable.

Pie Auction at 3:00 pm

 

           2024 Pie Day Baking Winners

Fresh Fruit & or Cream
1st place: Elizabeth Westphal (Punta Gorda, FL) – Dulce de Leche Pie
2nd place: Carol Marsh (Duluth, MN)– Tipsy Triple Chocolate Cream Pie

Baked Single Crust
1st place: Kathy Bible (Braham, MN) – Orange Lime Meringue Pie
2nd place: Dawn Collins (Mora, MN) – Keystone Kops Key LimePie

Baked Double Crust
1st place: Carol Marsh (Duluth, MN) – Apple Peach Bourbon Pie
2nd place: Ginger Nosbusch (Mansfield, MO) – Rassberry Rhubarb Pie

Children’s
1st place: Kallie Smith (Braham, MN) – Peachy Raspberry Pie
2nd place: Vienna Stinson (Braham, MN) – Orange Creamsicle Ice Box Pie

Apprentice
1st place:  Kori Olson (Braham, MN) – Maple Bourbon Brown Butter Peach Pie 
2nd place: Jenna Burmaster (Braham, MN) – Raspberry Key Lime Pie

Lifetime Achievement
1st place: Margit Carson Johnson (Northfield, MN) – Bees A Buzz on MN Apple Pie
2nd place: Cookie Heikes (Braham, MN) – Cherry Almond Glaze Pie

Grand Champion- Best overall Pie
Bev Johnson-Stromstad (Crookston, MN) – Lemonade Water Pie

              

The following are awarded in each division:

FIRST PLACE: $30.00 cash and commemorative medallion

SECOND PLACE: $20.00 cash and commemorative medallion

And a single award of:

GRAND CHAMPION: Overall Best Pie of the contest, $50.00 cash and commemorative medallion