Travis County Youth Show
  JANUARY 15-17, 2026
Map Location Travis County Expo Center
 
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RECIPE SUBMISSION    
Baked division recipe(s) must be submitted electronically by 5:00 pm on November 15, 2026

Submissions must include exhibitor's name, phone number and email  address in order to receive approval or disqualification of recipe. Recipes will be reviewed by a Recipe Review Committee. Exhibitors will receive an email if the recipe is approved or disqualified. Recipes should not include any identifying words/clues. For example do not name your recipe: "Violet Alexanders Famous Oatmeal Cookies"

If a recipe is disqualified:
The exhibitor will have 5 days to resubmit for approval after the notification from TCYS Recipe Committee explaining the issues. If disqualified, recipes may only be resubmitted once. All recipes must be pre-approved in order to compete in the Youth Fair. The approved recipe will have a TCYS watermark on it.  Please print out this attachment, with the watermark for check-in. Entries without this approval will not be  accepted at Check-in. 

Submissions must include exhibitor's name, phone number and email  address in order to receive approval or disqualification of recipe. Recipes will be reviewed by a Recipe  Review Committee. Exhibitors will receive an email if the recipe is approved or disqualified. 

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR APPROVED RECIPE EMAIL BY DECEMBER 13th.  PLEASE CONTACT TCYS@LIVE.COM. TCYS WILL NOT resend recipes after December 18th.  


DAIRY SUBSTITUTIONS    
Acceptable substitutions for perishable items to consider using: 
Low fat/Non-fat Milk: coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, oat milk, hemp milk, flax milk
Whole Milk: light coconut milk, soy, cashew or rice milk vegan powders
Butter: dairy free margarine, coconut butter/oil, Ghee, Crisco (some substitutes may be too greasy, if so, use 3/4 of required quantity and substitute remaining 1/4 with a liquid)
Evaporated Milk: full fat coconut milk, soy evaporated milk
Condensed Milk: soy condensed milk, cream of coconut, condensed coconut milk
Yogurt: coconut yogurts, dairy-free soy yogurt, flax yogurt, almond yogurt
Cream Cheese: dairy-free cream cheese, vegan cream cheese, soy cream cheese, tofu spread
Sour Cream: vegan sour cream, soy cream cheese, plain soy yogurt, Silken Tofu pureed in blender
Half & Half: coconut milk, almond creamer, soy creamer
Buttermilk: buttermilk powder, add 1 Tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup of any non-dairy milk
 


 
  REMINDERS!
  
  All entries must be made from scratch, no boxed cakes, canned icing or pre-made pie crusts may be entered whatsoever.

No entry may contain perishable foods such as milk, meringue, eggs, custard, pudding, cream cheese, whipped cream, butter, canned fruit or fresh fruit without it being baked into the entry.

No cheesecakes, flans, custards, puddings or pies with pudding or meringue may be entered even if it has been baked as TCYS has no capability to refrigerate entries.

Make sure that if pecans are used that they are fresh not old and no pieces of shell are mixed in.
  Questions?
  
  If you have questions, please send them to tcys@live.com.

 
     
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
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