It's time to dust off your apron and gear up for the Utah State Fair Cook-offs. This year you can enter the contests online at www.utahstatefair.com. (Click on "Exhibitor Information," and then scroll down to "Cook-offs.")
Online entry deadlines for indoor cook-offs are the day of the contest; outdoor contests require advance registration listed on the entry form found online or in the handbook. Fair information is 538-8400.
INDOOR CONTESTS
Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. Enter your most decadent from-scratch chocolate recipe using at least one Ghirardelli premium baking product and fewer than 10 other ingredients. Prizes: $150 and $50.
Bake for the Cure Baking Contest, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Original entries must use Fleishmann's Yeast. Prizes: $150, $75 and $50, plus three national grand prizes of $1,000 each.
Eagle Brand Great Baking Bonanza, Sept. 8, 2 p.m. Bake a dessert using at least one can of Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk. Prizes: $100, $75 and $50. Also best youth entry, $25 (www.eaglebrand.com).
America's Favorite Spam, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Your original recipe should use at least one 12-ounce can of any variety SPAM and no more than 10 ingredients. Prizes: $150, $50 and $25, plus a national grand prize, $3,000. Kid chef prizes: $150, $50 and $25, plus a grand prize of $2,000.
Utah's Big Brownie Bake-Off, Sept. 9, 2 p.m. Your original brownie recipe must include at least one Callebaut chocolate product. Prizes: $200, $150 and $100. Best child entry, $50. Most photographable, $50.
Start Your Morning With SACO, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Create a breakfast item using a SACO product. Prizes, $150, $100 and $75.
Make it With Malt-O-Meal, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. Make an original recipe with Malt-O-Meal brand cold cereal. Prizes: $100, $50 and $25.
Utah Pork Producers Association Pork Recipe Contest, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Make an original main dish recipe using fresh pork and up to five other ingredients. Prizes: $250, $100 and $50.
Gov. Jon Huntsman's Favorite Pie Contest, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. Make your favorite apple pie. Prizes: $150, $100 and $50.
C&H Cookie Contest, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Adult/child teams should bake a dozen cookies with an original, unpublished recipe. Prizes: $75, $55 and $45.
American-Grown Lamb Cook-off, Sept. 15, 2 p.m.Your original recipe should use at least one pound American-grown lamb. Prizes: $100, $50 and $25.
Hidden Valley Family Friendly Food Contest, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. Create a crowd-pleasing dish with Hidden Family Dressings & Seasoning Mix. Prizes: $200, $100 and $50.
OUTDOOR CONTESTS
Utah Beef Council Dutch Oven Mystery Bag Cook-off, Sept. 7, 1:30 p.m. Prizes: $400, $200 and $100.
Ultimate Dutch Oven Mystery Bag Challenge, Sept. 8, 1:30 p.m. Prizes: $250, $100 and $50.
Ultimate Turkey Challenge Cook-off, Sept. 8, 4:45 p.m. Prizes: $250, $100, $50.
Budweiser Chili Cook-off, Sept. 13, 5 p.m., Prizes: $300, $200 and $100.
Fresh Made Salsa Competition, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Prizes: $75, $50, and $25.
Utah Farm Bureau Great American Dutch Oven Cook-off, Sept. 15, 2:30 p.m. Prizes: $300, $200 and $100.
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