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Avery Fisher from Okeene, OK, receives her Champion bread tray and first place ribbon in the Other Wheat Bread category at the 2022 State Fair “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest with her Challah Bread recipe. Oklahoma Wheat Commissioners Don Schieber, secretary-treasurer, Ponca City; RJ Parrish, District I, Hunter; Jerry Wiebe, District 2, Hooker and David Gammill, vice-chairman, Chattanooga presents her silver tray award.
Avery Fisher from Okeene, recently placed first in the Other Wheat Breads Category of the junior division at the state “Best of Wheat” bread baking contest held Sept. 25 at the Oklahoma State Fair. Her entry of Challah Bread topped the other entries in the class.
The contest is an annual event sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and State Fair of Oklahoma. “We had 118 entries from 42 counties this year, all champion or reserve champion winners in the county contests,” said David Gammill, vice chairman of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. “We had great attendance and always enjoy the opportunity to award the top bread bakers in the state.”
The contest consists of 12 classes, six in each the senior division and the junior division. Senior division classes include white bread, whole wheat bread, dinner rolls, other wheat breads, sweet breads and bread machine. Junior division classes include white bread, dinner rolls, other wheat breads, sweet breads, specialty shape breads, and bread machine.
State champions in the junior division include: Kian Thompson, Noble County, white bread; Bristol Mealor, Bryan County, dinner rolls; Avery Fisher, Blaine County, other wheat breads; Tayler Spray, Woodward County, sweet breads; Avenlea Percell, Payne County, specialty shape breads and Ridge Spray, Woodward County, bread machine. A cookbook with the top 5 recipes of every class from the Best of Wheat competition will be available on-line January 2023 at www.okwheat.org.
The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is funded by Oklahoma wheat producers and promotes greater utilization of wheat in both domestic and international markets through research, market development and public education. Five wheat producers representing designated districts across the state serve as the Oklahoma Wheat Commission’s board of directors. Current officers are Michael Peters, chairman, Okarche; David Gammill, vice-chairman, Chattanooga; Don Schieber, secretary-treasurer, Ponca City; R.J. Parrish, member, Hunter and Jerry Wiebe, member, Hooker.