America's Favorite Recipe Award Winner

Gwen Beauchamp of Lancaster, TX won the $5,000 America's Favorite Recipe Award for her Toffee-Banana Brownies recipe, which feature Pillsbury® Traditional Fudge Brownie Mix, with bananas, macadamia nuts and caramel.

GE Imagination At Work Award Winner

Phyllis Weeks-Daniel of San Diego, CA won the $5,000 GE Imagination At Work Award for her Blue Cheese and Red Onion Jam Crescent Thumbprints recipe — a pinwheel appetizer that goes a step further with a savory topping.

Breakfast & Brunches

Pamela Shank of Parkersburg, WV won $5,000 for her Mascarpone-Filled Cranberry-Walnut Rolls recipe, a delicious biscuit-based breakfast filled with a rich, creamy filling, with dried cranberries, walnuts and cinnamon.

Pizza Creations

Niki Plourde of Gardner, MA won $5,000 for her Apple-Jack Chicken Pizza with Carmelized Onions recipe — a sweet and savory pizza featuring chicken, apples, bacon, green onions, cheese and spices.

Old El Paso® Mexican Favorites

Vanda Pozzanghera of Pittsford, NY won $5,000 for her Mexican Pesto-Pork Tacos recipe, a tasty taco dish that's simple to prepare with a cilantro-pesto that gives a new twist to taco night.

Entertaining Appetizers

Edgar Rudberg of Saint Paul, MN won $5,000 for his Salmon Pastries with Dill Pesto recipe — an easy-to-make little appetizer bundle that is bursting with salmon and cheesy-dill flavors.

Since 1949, the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest has recognized and rewarded creative cooks across America. Tens of thousands of recipes were entered in the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest, and 100 finalists competed for the $1,000,000 grand prize at the finals in Dallas, Texas, April 13-15, 2008.