Bread Pudding Bake-Off Winners

5th Annual Bainbridge Island Pro-Am Bread Pudding Bake-Off

Official Results!

As usual, every pudding was amazing. An extra vote here or there could easily have changed the outcomes! However, after several recounts and the occasional battle over hanging chads, here are the Official Results:

Best in Show and Gold Amateur Winner Katie Brown (left)

Silver Amateur Winner, John Sydor (right)

Best in Show

Katie Brown

My Own Bread Pudding with dried apples, raisins marinated in liqueur, with caramel and dark rum sauce

Gold Amateur

Katie Brown

My Own Bread Pudding with dried apples, raisins marinated in liqueur, with caramel and dark rum sauce

Gold Pro

Doc's Marina Grill

Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

Silver Amateur

John Sydor

Blueberry maple sugar creme brulee bread pudding

Silver Pro

Salmon Canyon Cafe

Classic bread and butter pudding with blueberries and apricot glaze

Bronze Runners-Up

Amateurs:

Kate deVeaux

Jennifer Montgomery

Bobbie Morgan

Joan Sandler

Keith Thackray

Pros:

Bainbridge Thai

BIBBQ

Metro Market Catering

Clair Younker Moe

My Kids' Cookies

Pain d'Amore

San Carlos

Stephanie Of Course

Streamliner Diner

Our grateful thanks to all the magnificent bakers who put their time, talents and hearts into making this a success. Special thanks to our event partner, My Kids' Cookies and Barbara Reininger, who so generously invited our amateur bakers into her commercial kitchen, without which the true community spirit of the Annual Bainbridge Island Bread Pudding Bake-Off would not have been possible.

Bread Pudding Bake-Off: Results

Well, once again it was quite a night at the gallery as hundreds of townsfolk turned out and, spoons at the ready, sampled and voted on the 19 pudding entries. In all categories, the voting was exceptionally tight this year. There were several ties and no losers—every pudding was amazing. An extra vote here or there could easily have changed the outcomes! However, after several recounts and the occasional battle over hanging chads, here are the Official Results!

Best Of Show (Tie):

Melinda Hyra
Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding

Metro Market Catering
Northwest blueberry & brioche Bread Pudding
with lemon thyme & lemon curd brulée

Gold Amateur

Melinda Hyra
Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding

Gold Pro

Metro Market Catering
Northwest blueberry & brioche Bread Pudding
with lemon thyme & lemon curd brulee

Silver Amateur (Tie)

Chris Baran-Mickle
West Sound Academy Banana Bread Pudding
with Pecans & Banana Rum Sauce

BI Special Needs Foundation
Donut Inspired Bread Pudding

Silver Pro

Stephanie of Course Catering
Savory Wild Mushroom Bread Pudding

Bronze Winners, Honorable Mention:
Amateur

Ellen Gunderson
French orange delight Bread Pudding: French bread, plump orange raisins,
Saigon cinnamon, fresh orange sauce with Grand Marnier

Joan Sandler
Cranberry & Brown Sugar Bread Pudding

Pro
Salmon Canyon Café
Classic bread & butter pudding

Bronze Runners-Up:

SueJane Bryant • Carol Corbus • Dani Hemmat • Debbie Hollyer

Leinette Noritake • Susan Roth • Marylynne Sirutis • John Sydor
Doc’s Marina Grill • Harbour Pub • Pegasus Coffee House

Our thanks to all the magnificent bakers who put their time, talents and hearts into this event. For more details, including the final amount raised for Helpline House, which is, after all, what this is all about, please stay tuned to our blog.

By the way: Is anyone interested in an official cookbook featuring the Bake-Off's Best Recipes? Let us know - we're considering it.