Our 2025 Gluten Free Baking Contest on Saturday, November 8th was absolutely wonderful! We had 18 different entries and they were all absolutely dellicious! The Grand Prize Winner was Emilie Lesniak from Crestwood with her Brown Butter Banana Bread Brownies. Our staff favorite was Lucy Whitney from Palos Heights with her Pumpkin Cheesecake and the People's Choice Award, that was voted by everyone who came in to try the entries, was a Gluten Free Dutch Apple Pie by Steve Qualizza! All the entries were absolutely delicious and so creative and well done!
Find links to each of the recipes below:
Grand Prize - Gluten Free Brown Butter Banana Bread Brownies.
People’s Choice Award - Gluten Free Dutch Apple Pie
Staff Choice Award - Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Thanks to everyone to entered!
Our Gluten Free Baking Contest was extremely well attended- we hope everyone had a great time!
Mayor Straz sampling each of the entries
