To promote the art of baking bread, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission will be sponsoring a special fair category for homemade breads, the “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest at the Bryan County Free Fair.
Bread entries will be accepted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm located in the Clay Jones Community Center, Fairgrounds. The contest will be held on Thursday, September 4th on Judging Day of the fair.
There are two age divisions: Senior and Junior.
Senior division is for persons age 18 & over who may enter the following classes: White Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Dinner Rolls, Other Wheat Breads, Sweet Breads and Bread Machine.
Junior division is for persons under the age of 18 who may enter the following classes: White Bread, Dinner Rolls, Other Wheat Breads, Sweet Breads, Specialty Shapes, and Bread Machine.
A Champion and Reserve Champion will be awarded (excluding bread machine class) in both age divisions. The Champion, Reserve Champion and Bread Machine winners will receive a gift from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. In addition, county premiums and ribbons will be given to these winners.
The County Champion, Reserve Champion and Bread Machine winners have the opportunity to enter in the state “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking contest to be held on Sunday, September 21st at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City.
All bread entries must be prepared and baked by the person whose name is on the entry. Breads are to be on a plain, sturdy paper or foam plate inside a plastic sealable bag with the recipe attached. The “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest rules states that a recipe must accompany the bread entry at the county fair level. For a complete listing of rules for the “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest, please refer to the 2025 Bryan County Free Fairbook or the Bryan County Free Fair Facebook page “The Bryan County Free Fair is only a few weeks away, scheduled for September 2nd through the 6th. So it’s time to start making a list of all the fair entries you plan to enter in the upcoming fair. We hope you and your entire family will participate in the 2025 Bryan County Free Fair and all it has to offer.
For additional information on the “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest, contact Tommie M. James, Family and Consumer Science & 4-H Extension Educator at the Bryan County OSU Extension Office at 924-5312 or email tommiem.james@okstate. edu.