June is Dairy Month!

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2006 Dairy Foods Show
Attracts Great Cooks and
Great Recipes


by: Bobby McDonald

Saturday morning, June 17th, found a long line of folks waiting to have the chance to taste a wide-variety of dairy foods that had been entered in the annual Dairy Festival Dairy Food Show. "We have some wonderful cooks in Hopkins County and I believe they've brought their best to this year's show," expressed Dairy Festival Board Member Cindy Lancaster. "These foods look absolutely wonderful!"

Kaitlyn George poses with her Raspberry Chipotle Cheesecake that took
"Best of Show" honors in the Youth Division.

County Extension Agent Johanna Hicks and her committee had earlier checked each of the recipes that had been entered and scored them on the merit of the use of dairy products. The foods came to Saturday morning's contest with a preliminary "recipe" score and awaited the judging panel to complete the scoring process.

Dairy Festival Board President Mary Crump and queen candidate Katie Watson, take an opportunity to
"sample" some of the great food brought to the contest. "It's all good!" exclaimed Crump.

There were a variety of cheesecakes, other desserts, main dishes, and even breads, that all utilized milk and dairy products. According to Hicks, the recipe must have at least two dairy products in the recipe and additional points are scored for those that use even more in their composition.

Judges had a difficult task of narrowing the field of great recipes to name the winners of Saturday's
Dairy Foods Contest.

A list of winners include:

Childrens Division:

Harley Wilburn's Peanut Butter Cheesecake took "Best of Show" honors in the Children's Division.

          1st Place Cheesecake - Harley Wilburn, Peanut Butter Cheesecake.     "Best of Show"

          1st Place Other Desserts - Courtney Neal - Banana Split Pie.

Courtney Neal's Banana Split Pie, won first place in the Other Dessert Children's Division.

Youth Division:

Heston Wilburn proudly displays his Children's Division, 2nd Prize
Orange Delight Cake, that was beautifully decorated.

  1st Place Cheesecake - Kaitlyn George - Raspberry Chipotle Cheesecake. "Best of Show"

          1st Place Other Desserts - Lori Baldridge - Layered Dessert.

Adult Division:

Judges and spectating tasters found Cindy Welch's Italian Cream Cheesecake wonderful,
as it won the "Best of Show" designation in the Adult Division.

1st Place Cheesecake - Cindy Welch - Italian Cream Cheesecake. "Best of Show"

          1st Place Other Desserts - Patty Vaughn - Coconut Carmel Pie.

          1st Place Main Dish - Cindy Welch - Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.

Welch's Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada's captured the 1st Prize in the Adult Main Dish category.

Older Adult Division:

And, this cake captured a Class winning prize in Saturday's Contest.

1st Place Cheesecake - Nancy Dietrich.
          1st Place Other Dessert - Kati Patterson - Bread Pudding.
          1st Place Main Dish - Nancy Deitrich - Sausage Pie. "Best of Show"

The Dairy Foods Show Committee has compiled a recipe book of all the entries in the 2006 Dairy Festival Food Show, and the book is available by contacting Johanna Hicks, at the Hopkins County Extension Office, by calling (903)885-3443.

Congratulations to our
great cooks!

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Dairy Foods Contest
Names 2005 Winners

by: Bobby McDonald

A pretty Chocolate Chip Cheesecake was just one of the many
tasty and beautiful dishes entered in the 2005 Hopkins County
Dairy Festival Dairy Food's Show. This creation was entered
by Patty Vaughn, in the Adult Cheesecake Division.

Hopkins County cooks "startled" the judges and made for some very close and difficult decisions during the 2005 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Dairy Foods Contest, on Saturday morning June 18th, in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. "This year brought out the best cooks in the county and the judges had difficulties choosing between entries," denoted Johanna Hicks, one of the organizers of the contest.

Harry Lewis, left, Organic Dairy Farmer from the "Chicken-Bristle" Community in Hopkins
County, lead a panel of judges in Saturday's contest, that had some very "tough" decisions to
make between entries.

Bread Pudding
This recipe entered by Mrs. Katie Patterson, was judged "Best of Show"
in the 2005 Contest.

2 eggs
2 1/2 cups Milk
1 can uncooked biscuits
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
2 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons melted butter
2 Tablespoons vanilla

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Beat eggs. Add butter, milk, and vanilla, then sugar. Spray
a 9 x 13 inch cooking dish with cooking spray. Break biscuits into quarters and place in the
dish. Pour milk mixture over biscuits and pecans. Bake about 55 minutes. Cool and add the
following sauce:

Mix - 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cream
1/2 stick butter

Melt the butter, add sugar and cream. Cook until the sauce is thickened and pour over
above Bread Pudding recipe.

Mrs. Katie Patterson with her "Best of Show" Bread Pudding
Recipe in the 2005 Dairy Foods Contest.

Cheese & Fruit Kabob's
With Fruit Dip

This recipe was the winner in the Children's Division and is easy to
prepare and oh, so, so good and nutritious.

1 cup of washed grapes
1 cup of strawberries
2 cups (8 oz.) cubed cheese
Metal or wooden skewers.

If you are using wooden skewers, soak in water for 10-15 minutes. Place one grape
followed by one cheese cube, then one strawberry, etc., until skewer is filled.

Fruit Dip

1 (8 oz.) jar of marshmallow cream
4 ounces of sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese
4 heaping tablespoons of brown sugar

Combine all ingredients and serve with skewered fruit kabobs.

Little Miss Breanna Bowen poses with her prizes and award-winning Cheese & Fruit Kabob's
With Fruit Dip recipe in the 2005 Dairy Foods Contest.

Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

The following recipe was prepared by Mrs. Mary Ellen Hoybook and won the
first prize in the 2005 Dairy Foods Contest in the Cheesecake Division.

Crust:
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs or Oreo Cookies
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

Filling:
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup whipping cream
3 (8oz.) packages Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream for garnish

Make crust by combining cookie crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in small bowl. Press on bottom of 9" spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool and reduce heat in the oven to 325 degrees.
Make filling: In a sauce pan, over low heat, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove from heat, add cream and mix well. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa and beat well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate mixture just until blended. Pour over crust and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until center is almost set. Remove from oven and let cool. Refrigerate overnight.

Make Toppping: In a heavy sauce pan heat cream until boiling being careful not to boil over. Pour over semi-sweet chips and let set for 1 minute. Wisk until creamy, add vanilla.

Garnish with whipped cream.

Mary Ellen Hoybook's 1st Place Winning Entry in the
Cheesecake Division of the 2005 Dairy Foods Contest.

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