The 2011 L.A. County Fair presented prizes to finalists in It\u2019s the Great Pumpkin Recipe Contest Saturday, Oct. 1. \u00a0Awards were handed out in the Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Bread and Pumpkin Other divisions.
\nSelma Courll of Lakewood won first place in the Pumpkin Pie division for her three-layer pie that had a layer of pecans, cream cheese and pumpkin pie. She was awarded $25 and a rosette for her win. She faced stiff competition from Bobbi Jo Chi of Rancho Cucamonga and April Burton of Rowland Heights. Bobbi Jo mad a very inventive ancho chile pumpkin pie and April made a pumpkin pie that the judges described as \u201ctasty.\u201d
\nSelma also took third place in the Pumpkin Bread division. She made a pumpkin muffin with chocolate chips and cream cheese. First place in Pumpkin Bread was Jeanelle Coffey, resident of Sherman Oaks. Jeanelle made a dark brown sugar pumpkin bread that had the \u201cperfect blend\u201d of holiday spices, according to the judges. She was awarded $25 and a rosette for her win. Coffey apparently has the magic touch in the kitchen and has already won at the Fair this year for her key lime and chipotle pepper custard pie. This is her first time entering into the Fair\u2019s culinary competitions and she said she did so \u201con a whim.\u201d Taking second was seasoned Fair competitor Gayle Bauer of La Verne. Her recipe used a cream cheese frosting that the judges described as \u201cdelicious.\u201d Gayle has previously won for making English toffee, fudge, salsa and pies.
\nTaking home first place in the Pumpkin Other division is La Verne resident Steve Joines who made pumpkin lasagna. Pumpkin seems to be a winning ingredient for Joines, who also won in the enchilada competition for his pumpkin enchiladas. He was awarded $25 and a rosette for his win. Arlene Taylor made a pumpkin cheesecake and place second in the division. Monine Zerbe\u2019s pumpkin bars scored third place.
\nCongrats to our winners and finalists! We hope that we see you all back next year. We can\u2019t wait to try your delicious creations.
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