Food - Quick Breads Baking Competition

The top quick bread makers from across the state put their best creations to the test in the Quick Breads Baking Competition, judged Friday, August 19, at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results follow:

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Banana Bread

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

3) Phyllis Olson, Newton

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Fruit (dried or fresh)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Meredith Willey, Norwalk

3) Margaret Stoffregen, Des Moines

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Pumpkin (with or without nuts, etc.)

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Matthew Phoenix, Ankeny

3) Michelle Wennerstrum, Ankeny

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Vegetable (excludes pumpkin)

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Barb Miller, Prairie City

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Any Other Bread (includes recipes like beer bread, cheese bread, etc.)

1) Barb Miller, Prairie City

2) Michelle Wennerstrum, Ankeny

3) Michelle Burgmeier, Lockridge

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Fruit or Nut Muffins

1) Kathy Poetting, Des Moines

2) Melissa Toney, Lamoni

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Cornbread

1) Matthew Phoenix, Ankeny

2) Hannah Harvey, Des Moines

3) Margaret Stoffregen, Des Moines

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Cornbread Muffins

1) Joyce Larson, New Market

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Hannah Harvey, Des Moines

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Any Coffee Cake

1) Belinda Myers, Osceola

2) Mollie Lundstrom, Ankeny

3) Chris Shelton, Des Moines

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Any Biscuits (traditional or flavored)

1) Jeffrey King, Newton

2) Barb Miller, Prairie City

3) Robin Tarbell-thomas, Centerville

Quick Breads Baking Competition - Any Scones (traditional or flavored)

1) Diana Barker, Indianola

2) Barb Miller, Prairie City

3) Colette Wortman, Urbandale

Entries were judged on flavor and aroma, texture and general appearance.

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There are 128 divisions, 615 classes and nearly 6,300 entries at this year’s Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Urban Air Adventure Park.