Stuffed Dough Pocket

Registration Ends: Monday, Sept. 5, 11:59pm
Entry Drop Off: Saturday, Sept. 10, 10am-12pm
Winners Announced: Sunday, Sept. 11, 12pm

Ingredients List Due: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 11:59pm

Winners will be announced on the Fair Main Stage and on the DC State Fair website.

DC Gateway Pavilion
St. Elizabeth’s East
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, DC, 20032

 

A turnover is "a type of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, sealing, and baking it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich." Folks also call it a dumpling. Examples of items that would fit in this category include, but are not limited to: calzones, empanadas, samosas, pierogis, dumplings, spanakopita, pelmeni, Jamaican patties, and more.

Awards Given 

Blue, red, and white ribbons will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Best Turnover/Dumpling (Savory)

  • Best Turnover/Dumpling (Sweet)

Judging Criteria

  1. Appearance: 25%

  2. Texture: 25%

  3. Crumb: 25%

  4. Taste/Flavor/Appeal: 25%

Contest Rules

  1. You must be an amateur baker. 

  2. You can one recipe per category. 

  3. Your dough must be made from scratch (no prebaked, premade/packaged mixes).

  4. You must make the turnovers/dumplings yourself.

  5. You must submit 6 turnovers/dumplings from the same batch.

YOU CANNOT ENTER IF

  • Your turnovers contain any of the following: uncooked cream, cream cheese, Jell-O/gelatin, raw eggs, or other products that are high risk for spoilage. No items that require refrigeration will be accepted. 

  • You are a food professional including a licensed baker/caterer; oversee/supervise the preparation of food in a restaurant, bakery, carryout, grocery, deli, cafeteria, food truck, or anyplace where food is prepared and sold; own a food making/baking business; or a professional food writer who writes recipes for pay.

The DC State Fair organizers are not accountable for lost items, so we recommend bringing your entry on either a heavy duty paper or a plastic plate in a clear food grade zip lock bag. Please write the name of your entry on the bag.