Pie Baking Contest

B.A.C.K. Pie Baking Contest for 2026 Click on the links below Pie Baking Contest Pie Baking Contest Information

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The BACK committee (Braham Area Committee for Kids) which is a                             501 © 3 non-profit Organization. B.A.C.K.’s fundraising efforts help to meet a variety of needs for all kids in the Braham Area Community.

As a fundraising event during Pie Day B.A.C.K. organizes & manages the pie baking contest. B.A.C.K. searches for the celebrity judges so that bakers can get feedback about their pies from people in the know. The pies are then auctioned off. Services donated by Smith Auction.

2025 Celebrity Judges were Rose McGee, Founder of “Sweet Potato Comfort Pie”   Laurie McCann Crowell, Owner of Golden Fig in St. Paul Meredith Deeds, consult for Betty Crocker Taste Kitchens

Pie Day Baking Contest Registration 

                                                                 Entry Fee: $5.00 per pie

Bring Pies between 8:00am and 10:00am
to the Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church
905 West Central Drive, Braham

Pie Categories:

1) Fresh Fruit & or Cream
2) Baked Single crust (includes custard)
3) Baked double Crust
4) Children’s (8-12 years old)
5) Apprentice (13-17 years old)
6) Lifetime Achievement (70 + years: pie Baker’s option)

Pies submitted including pie and pie tin/plate & recipe will become the
property of Braham Pie Day once registered for the contest and are not returnable.

Pie Auction at 3:00 pm

 

           2025 Pie Day Baking Winners

Fresh Fruit & or Cream
1st place: Deanna Truehart (Foley, MN) – Coconut Cream Pie
2nd place: Elizabeth Westphal (Cambridge, MN) –  Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

Baked Single Crust
1st place: Elizabeth Westphal (Cambridge, MN) – Apple Pie
2nd place: Angie Lee  (Braham, MN) – Lemon Blueberry streusel Pie

Baked Double Crust
1st place: Kathleen Thompson (South St. Paul, MN) – Luck of the Irish Mince Pie
2nd place: Heather Ploen (Lake Elmo, MN) – Blumo Pie

Children’s
1st place: Bella Horton (Braham, MN) – Reese’s Delight Pie
2nd place: Paul Lee (Braham, MN) – Root Beer Float Pie

Apprentice
1st place:  
2nd place: 

Lifetime Achievement
1st place: Madeline Colberg (Woodbury, MN) – Mom B’s Delicious Blueberry Pie
2nd place: Joyce Kranz  (Isanti, MN) – Tin Roof Chocolate Pie

Grand Champion- Best overall Pie
Sierra Stinson (Braham, MN) – Black Raspberry Cream Pie

              

The following are awarded in each division:

FIRST PLACE: $30.00 cash and commemorative medallion

SECOND PLACE: $20.00 cash and commemorative medallion

And a single award of:

GRAND CHAMPION: Overall Best Pie of the contest, $50.00 cash and commemorative medallion