Wednesday Winner: (Grand National) Bake-Off # 16: Peacheesy Pie

The 16th Bake-Off book was the first one that did not feature the winning recipe on the cover.  On the cover you see the "Fudge Ribbon Cake" which was the Senior Third prize winner of $1,500.  The Grand Prize winner was 17-year-old Janis Boykin of Melbourne, Florida who won $25,000 for her "Peacheesy Pie."  What makes Janis a special winner, was that she was the first teenager to win a Bake-Off contest, and she still holds that title!  Don't you love the photo of her winning moment?  Imagine being a teenager winning that huge amount of money back in 1964! 

Janis was encouraged by her Home Economics teacher, Mrs. Newman, to enter the Bake-Off contest.  Mrs. Newman and Janis's five brothers loved her pie.  No wonder!  The pie contains a peach-cream cheese filling enhanced with pumpkin pie spice.  Extra pie crust is shaped into rounds and placed atop the pie filling before baking.  The end result is a creamy, rich, and delicious pie - and one that my husband loved!

Here are the other prize winners from this contest:

-Senior Best of Class winner "Mystery Pecan Pie" by Mrs. Jim McClain of North Little Rock, Arkansas

-Junior Second Prize winner "Magic Meringue Pie" by Marilynn Benbrook of Woodward, Oklahoma

-Second Grand Prize winner "Orange Butter Coffee Cake" by Mrs. Lawrence Hoerig of Mequon, Wisconsin

-Senior First Prize winner "Mexicali Meat Pie" by Mrs. Rex Acker of Deming, New Mexico

-Junior First Prize winner "Pizza Loaf" by Lenore Thomas of Boise, Idaho

-Junior Third Prize winner "Maryland Chicken Supper" by Teresa Huestis of Wheaton, Maryland

-Senior Best of Class winner "Chuckwagon Round-Up" by Dawn Hill of Buffalo, New York

-Senior Second Prize winner "Sweet Pastry Pockets" by Mrs. George Kunz of  Portland, Oregon

-Senior Best of Class winner "Swedish Fruit Bars" by Mrs. J.T. Nicholson of Bremerton, Washington

-Senior Third Prize winner "Fudge Ribbon Cake" by Mrs. Richard Butler of Chesterland, Ohio (cover photo of book)

-Senior Best of Class winner "Miami Beach Birthday Cake" by Mrs. Clarence Burkard of Paramount, California

To read more about the Pillsbury Bake-Off go to:  http://www.bakeoff.com/

To find the recipe for Peacheesy Pie go to:   http://su.pr/2uMFe6

To read another story about Peacheesy Pie from former Bake-Off contestant and cookbook author Greg Patent go to:  http://gregpatent.com/recipes.html

To read about the previous Bake-Off contests on my blog:

Bake-Off #1: http://su.pr/7gmylO  

Bake-Off #2: http://su.pr/2zgjZn
Bake-Off #3: http://su.pr/7VZzZS
Bake-Off #4: http://su.pr/292acQ
Bake-Off #5: http://su.pr/2yOSvP
Bake-Off #6: http://su.pr/28VYBh
Bake-Off #7: http://su.pr/1hk3nb
Bake-Off #8: http://su.pr/22JMGd
Bake-Off #9: http://su.pr/2KkA2E
Bake-Off #10: http://su.pr/8awD1k
Bake-Off #11: http://su.pr/1CmPvD
Bake-Off #12: http://su.pr/3ogo5M
Bake-Off #11: http://su.pr/1CmPvD
Bake-Off #12 http://su.pr/3ogo5M
Bake-Off #13: http://su.pr/1a4HYQ
Bake-Off #14: http://su.pr/3tgiV5
Bake-Off #15: http://su.pr/7tQXBu

Bake-Off food photos are taken by my daughter, Kristina Vanni. To read her blog go to:
http://www.betterrecipes.com/blogs/daily-dish/