Discover the secrets of Pillsbury Bake-Offr winnersThe Pillsbury Bake-Offr is a great American institution-a 60-year-old contest for real home cooks across the nation-all vying for a $1 million grand prize. For the 43rd Bake-Offr, 100 finalists gathered to work their magic in 100 mini-kitchens set up in a single ballroom. In the end, a grand prizewinner emerged, but all of the finalists presented dishes that were amazingly simple to make . . . and simply amazing.This exciting cookbook collects all 100 of these winning recipes and profiles the inventive cooks who created them. Spanning five contest categories-Breakfast & Brunches, Entertaining Appetizers, Old El Pasor Mexican Favorites, Pizza Creations, and Sweet Treats-the deliciously easy recipes you′ll find inside are sure to be winners with your family and friends. Pillsbury Bake-Offr Winners gives you The $1 million grand prize recipe-Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies, and all of the category prizewinners 99 other winning recipes, including Mascarpone-Filled Cranberry-Walnut Rolls, Salmon Pastries with Dill Pesto, Mexican Pesto-Pork Tacos, Apple-Jack Chicken Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Toffee-Banana Brownies, and Blue Cheese and Red Onion Jam Crescent Thumbprints A photo and profile of each contest finalist, along with a full-color picture of every dish A timeline of memorable moments from the 43rd contest and Fun Fact sidebars with trivia about the contestants and the contest′s history Nutrition information and instructions for high-altitude baking accompanies every recipe