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DEPARTMENT L
4-H Special Activities

Division L-32 Apple Pie Baking Contest and Muffin Baking Contest

4-H’ers will be baking pies and muffins at assigned times on Friday 1-5 p.m. at the Missouri Valley Senior High School Home Ec room. Auction is Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the show ring.
  1. Any boy or girl enrolled in 4-H in the current year may enter.
     
  2. 4-H’ers may choose to bake an apple pie or any kind of muffins (not both). 4-H’ers who are juniors or in Discovering 4-H are especially encouraged to make muffins. However, they may bake a pie if they wish. Intermediates and Seniors may bake muffins if they wish.
     
  3. A copy of the recipe should be included with muffins. Seven muffins will need to be provided (1 for judging and 6 to auction off).
     
  4. 4-H’er may bake pies or muffins by themselves or in teams of two.
     
  5. Pies and muffins will be made at the Missouri Valley High School. You must bring your own equipment and ingredients. No pre-mixed pie filling will be allowed. Ingredients may be pre-measured and apples may be peeled ahead of time. A prepared mix may not be used for muffins.
     
  6. Pies must be double-crust – no crumb toppings.
     
  7. Muffin liners are required. Please bring your own paper or foil liners.
    NOTE: we will bake only one pan of muffins per person. Remember that we need 7 muffins. No foil pans and no stone pans.
     
  8. You will be assigned a time to make your pie or muffins.
     
  9. You will be responsible for cleaning up your work area.
     
  10. Committee members will bake pies and muffins so you won’t need to stay around after it is in the oven.
     
  11. Pies and muffins will be judged and ribbons given.
     
  12. Participants will report to the 4-H Exhibit Building, in 4-H uniform, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, during fair, to receive ribbons and line up.
     
  13. Pies and muffins will then be auctioned off in the show ring. The money will be deposited in the 4-H fund to be used for programs, awards, scholarships, camperships, project materials and 4-H program development fees.
     
  14. Entries are due on designated entry forms by designated entry day set by the Extension office each year.
     
  15. Be on time as ovens will be shut off by 6 p.m.
 
 

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