2023 Winners

Say Cheese Category

Winner: Cheese Lover’s Barbecue Bread TwistsGloria Piantek, West Lafayette, Indiana

Honorable Mentions:

Everything Gouda Rolls, Pamela Gelsomini, Miami, Florida

Twisted Double Cheese and Zucchini Loaf, Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Marble Rye and Swiss Cheese Bombs, Michele Kusma, Columbus, Ohio

Rustic Blueberry Goat Cheese Sweet Rolls with Vanilla-Lime Icing, Sarah Meuser, New Milford, Connecticut

Savory No-Knead Pimento Cheese Rolls, Barbara Estabrook, Appleton, Wisconsin

Sweet Potato Cheddar Chile Rolls, Carol Adamek, Dallas, Texas

Wholesome and Healthy Category

Winner: Knotty 7 Grain Rolls, Susan Wiebe, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mentions:

Ginger-Molasses Wheat Bread, Roseanne Cohen, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Finnish Setsuri Bread, Elise Lalor, Issaquah, Washington

Flaxseed Bread with Cherry and Almond Filling, Fay Moreland, Wichita Falls, Texas

Fresh Blueberry Buttermilk Laced Loaf, Katharine Breece, San Diego, California

Quick and Easy Category

Winner: Nutty Pumpkin Cranberry Dinner Rolls, Carol Adamek, Dallas, Texas

Honorable Mentions:

Italian Nutty Crusted Breadsticks, Donna-Marie Ryan, Topsfield, Massachusetts

Morning Star Rolls, Renata Stanko, Lebanon, Oregon

Wasp Nests, Zorica Sarmiento, Colorado Springs, Colorado

“Bleu” Berry Thyme English Muffin Bread, Carmell Childs, Clawson, Utah

Citrus Cranberry Pistachio Quick Bread, Andrew Schoeffield, Towson, Maryland

Two Way Pineapple Sweet Potato Bread, Marilyn Blankschien, Clintonville, Wisconsin

Go Nuts Category

Winner: Mocha Coffee Pecan Babka, Marian Evoniuk, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mentions:

Brown Butter Baklava Sticky Buns, Janet Gill, Canton, Ohio

Nutty Baklava Cruffins, Renee Conneally, Northville, Michigan

Five-Spiced Walnut and Honey Baklava Tea Ring, Lanie Smith, Topeka, Kansas

“Go Nuts” Sticky Cinnamon Rolls, Barbara Estabrook, Appleton, Wisconsin

Pumpkin Walnut Bread with Brandied Currants, Mary Kay Allen, Tucson, Arizona

German Fudge Wunder Rolls, Gloria Piantek, West Lafayette, Indiana

Nutty Peanut Butter Cinnamon Braids, Wilma Olds, Wilson, Kansas  

Winning Recipes