Summit Crowns Pie Champion

SUMMIT, NJ - The winners, arguably could be the judges who got to sample all eight entries in the Summit Downtown, Inc. (SDI) annual Apple Pie Contest held Nov. 4.

Judges Dylan Baker, Pat Angelo and Nancy Adams were given the challenging task of rating each of the pies on filling, crust and appearance. Baker is a co-owner of the Summit House, a seasonal American restaurant and bar in downtown. SDI Trustee and General Manager of The Committed Pig Angelo and SDI Trustees and Executive Director of Summit Downtown, Inc. Nancy Adams completed the panel of judges.

After deliberating, the judges crowned Diane Richson’s Brown Bag Apple Pie the 2018 winner. Richson, a Summit resident, is a mother of four who has been making this pie for over 30 years. She has been always been told to sell her pies to the public and people can’t believe that she bakes it in a brown paper bag. Paige Schleimer, another Summit resident, is an amateur baker and a Summit Farmers Market enthusiast who won 2nd prize for Paige’s Apple Pie. Rounding out our top three winners is Julie Keenan, a third Summit resident and mother of three with her Brown Sack Apple Pie, another pie baked in a brown paper bag.

Winners received “Summit Farmers Market Fun Money” that can be spent at the market and the winning recipes will be shared in the Summit Farmers Market newsletter, on social media and on summitfarmersmarket.com.

They can also be found here:

• 1st Place: Brown Bag Apple Pie by Diane Richson
• 2nd Place: Paige's Apple Pie by Paige Schleimer
• 3rd Place: Brown Sack Apple Pie by Julie Keenan

The market is brought to the public by Summit Downtown, Inc. and is open every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 18. It is located in Park & Shop Lot #2, at the corner of DeForest Avenue and Maple Street. All downtown parking is free on Sundays, with parking available on-street, in Park & Shop Lots #1 and 3, and the K Lot, located behind CVS off Maple Street.

(Photo courtesy of Summit Downtown, Inc. )

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