Bread Winners From Western Oklahoma

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October 14, 2022

By News Director Jared Atha

Now that the State Fair of Oklahoma has wrapped up, winners of various categories are being announced.

According to the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, a Washita County baker took home top honors in the junior division of baking bread with a bread machine. According to the commission, Kamie Gossen of Washita County took home those top honors in that division that has five other categories that include white bread, dinner rolls, other wheat breads, sweet breads, and specialty shape breads.

A senior division includes white bread, whole wheat bread, dinner rolls, other wheat breads, sweet breads and bread machine.

State champions in the senior division included Ellis County resident Katherine Ereman in the whole wheat bread category.

Officials with the Wheat Commission said there were 18 entries from 42 counties this year, all champion or reserve champion winners in the county contests.

A cookbook with the top five recipes of every class from the Best of Wheat competition will be available online in January 2023 at okwheat.org.

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