National Pie Championships, 2011
APC National Pie Championships, Amateur Best of Show
Phyllis SzymanekPhyllis Szymanek of Toledo, Ohio, has won amateur Best of Show twice: in 2009 with Category Five Peanut Butter Pie and in 2011 with Royal Macadamia Raspberry Pie. The APC reported 301 amateur entries across 17 flavors in 2011. Each win carried $5,000 and a Sears Kenmore range, per the APC’s releases.
APC National Pie Championships, Professional Best of Show
Bryan EhrenholmBryan Ehrenholm of Modesto, California, won professional Best in Show in 2011, out of 142 entries, with Engagement Ring Pie. The pie also won the Royal Wedding category, in which professionals created a pie for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The APC offered a Royal Wedding category again in 2018. In 2012 he won the professional Raisin category with “Raisin” the Roof Pie, listed from Riverbank, California.
Amateur division
Orlando, FL
17th annual. Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, April 8-10, 2011. On the archived APC results page several category names carry one to four asterisks (for example “Crisco Classic Cherry*”, “Cream Cheese**”, “Raisin***”, “No Sugar Added****”). The page gives no key to them, and they are omitted here. Where the APC table prints only a comma in the City, State column, no hometown is given here. The APC page prints apostrophes doubled (for example “Momma’’s”); they are given single here. Some names and hometowns are printed in lower case on the APC page (for example “george yates,” “dallas, texas” and “liza ludwig,” “curlew, ia”) and are kept as printed. Patricia Lapiezo’s first place for Red Velvet Cream Pie comes from the separate Crisco 100 Year Innovation Award table, which has no flavor column.
- Best of ShowPhyllis Szymanek, Toledo, OH. Royal Macadamia Raspberry Pie
- AppleKaren Hall, Elm Creek, NE. Simply Divine Cinnamon Roll Raisin Apple Pie
- Citrusgeorge yates, dallas, texas. Key Lime-Raspberry Pie
- CreamAlberta Dunbar. Toasted Coconut Cream Pie
- Cream CheesePhyllis Szymanek, Toledo, OH. Royal Macadamia Raspberry Pie
- Crisco 100 Year Innovation AwardPatricia Lapiezo, LaMesa, CA. Red Velvet Cream Pie
- Crisco Classic CherryChristine Montalvo, Windsor Heights, IA. Chocolate Cherry Cordial Pie
- Crisco Classic ChocolateAlberta Dunbar. Double Chocolate Raspberry Dream Pie
- Crisco InnovationNaylet LaRochelle, Miami, FL. My Big Fat Italian Strawberry-Basil Wedding Pie
- CustardCarol Socier, Bay City, MI. Pineapple Coconut Custard Pie
- Fruit/BerryJohn Sunvold, Winter Springs, FL. Saturday Nite Pie
- Gluten Freeliza ludwig, curlew, ia. Momma’s Mud Puddle Pie
- No Sugar AddedPatricia Lapiezo, LaMesa, CA. Caramel Toffee Turtle
- NutAlberta Dunbar. Chocolate Hazel Nut Crunch Pie
- OpenCarol Socier, Bay City, MI. Deep Dish Deluxe Banana Split Pie
- Peanut ButterPhyllis Szymanek, Toledo, OH. Double Peanut Butter and Jelly Pie
- PumpkinAlberta Dunbar. Pumpkin Pecan Surprise Pie
- RaisinPatricia Lapiezo, LaMesa, CA. California Sunshine Raisin Pie
- Sweet PotatoKathleen Harter, Hancock, Michigan. Fall Splendor - Sweet Potato Pie in a Gingerbread Crust
Professional division
Orlando, FL
17th annual. Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, April 8-10, 2011. On the archived APC results page several category names carry one to four asterisks (for example “Crisco Classic Cherry*”, “Cream Cheese**”, “Raisin***”, “No Sugar Added****”). The page gives no key to them, and they are omitted here. Where the APC table prints only a comma in the City, State column, no hometown is given here. The APC page prints apostrophes doubled (for example “Momma’’s”); they are given single here. Names and hometowns printed in lower case on the APC page (for example “susan boyle,” “debary, fl”) are kept as printed, as is “Dewitt, MI.” Dionna Hurt’s first place for Vanilla Bean Brulee Pie comes from the separate Crisco 100 Year Innovation Award table, which has no flavor column.
- Best of ShowBryan Ehrenholm, Modesto, CA. Engagement Ring Pie
- AppleAndy Hilton, Davenport, FL. Hilton’s Apple Pie
- CitrusMichele Albano, Norwalk, CT. Lemon Raspberry Twist
- CreamMichele Albano, Norwalk, CT. Banana Coconut Pecan Delight
- Crisco 100 Year Innovation AwardDionna Hurt, Dewitt, MI. Vanilla Bean Brulee Pie
- Crisco Classic Cherrysusan boyle, debary, fl. I’m So Cheery Cherry Pie
- Crisco Classic Chocolatesusan boyle, debary, fl. Silky Rich and Smooth Chocolate Pie
- Fruit/BerryCaroline Imig, Oconto, WI. Fruity Fruit
- NutLisa Sparks. White Bottomed Carmel Chocolate Pecan
- OpenLinda Hundt, Dewitt, MI. Pumpkin Caramel Apple Pie
- Peanut ButterValarie Enters, Sanford, FL. Buckeye Layered Peanut Butter Pie
- RaisinAndrea Spring. California Raisin Harvest
- Royal WeddingBryan Ehrenholm, Modesto, CA. The Engagement Ring Pie
Commercial division
Orlando, FL
17th annual. Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, April 8-10, 2011.
- Most first-place ribbons (32)Bakers Square