$1 million grand prize in 42nd annual Pillsbury Bake-Off

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid a confetti shower and a national television audience, Anna Ginsberg, 35, of Austin, Texas, captured the $1 million grand prize last week in the 42nd annual Pillsbury Bake-Off with a dish called „Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing.“

In determining the winners, judges consider four criteria: taste, appearance, creativity and consumer appeal. Contestants also have to use at least some ingredients provided by the Bake-Off’s official sponsors.

Ginsberg may have intrigued the judges by using Pillsbury Dunkables, frozen home-style waffle sticks, in creating her stuffing; the syrup was used in the glaze for the chicken.

The Seattle Times Company

Chef Örn Garðars