New York Resident Takes Top Prize In 3rd Annual Plugr�� European-style Butter Magnifique Recipe Contest

Jasmin Baron of Livonia, New York, has been named Grand Champion in the 3rd Annual Plugr� European-Style Butter Magnifique Recipe Contest-Le Saucier. For this year's competition, Plugr� invited food enthusiasts to share the recipe for their favorite butter sauce and complementary culinary creation. Baron impressed the judges, a panel of chefs from the Plugr� Culinary Institute, with Soy-Ginger-Lime Wasabi Butter Sauce served with Crispy Panko Tilapia over Wilted Spinach.

"The Soy-Ginger-Lime Wasabi Butter Sauce immediately caught our attention as an Asian adaptation of a classic Beurre Blanc. What's beautiful about this sauce is the use of on-trend flavor combinations and the way it works both on its own and to elevate the accompanying dish," said Plugr� Chef Cari Price. "Overall, we were pleased to observe that the technique and complexity of recipes continue to advance with each year of the recipe contest-demonstrating that food enthusiasts are in sync with the heightened culinary experience that Plugr� brings to market."

As the Grand Champion, Baron is the recipient of $2,500 and an all-expense-paid culinary tour of New York City. Ten runners-up each received a Williams-Sonoma� saucier collection and Raymond Sokolov's cookbook "The Saucier's Apprentice: A Modern Guide to Classic French Sauces for the Home." All finalist recipes are published on www.plugra.com.

"I am so thrilled that the Plugr� chefs selected my recipe for the top prize in this year's Magnifique recipe contest," said Baron. "I hope that people get as much enjoyment from trying my dish as I did from creating it."

Le Saucier celebrates the resurgence of sauce-making as a refined culinary art. According to the experts at Plugr�, sauces are a perfect opportunity for chefs and food enthusiasts to experiment with new culinary influences and ingredients with minimal risk. Sauces made with Plugr� European-Style Butter are an excellent way to add a burst of flavor or inject a spark of creativity into signature entr�es, vegetables or desserts.

Professional chefs have long known that Plugr� European-Style Butter is the secret ingredient for smoother, creamier sauces with a richer flavor profile and full-bodied taste. Slow-churned to create less moisture, Plugr� is also the secret to higher cakes, flakier pastries, and lighter, fluffier souffl�s.

Discover for yourself how Soy-Ginger-Lime Wasabi Butter Sauce and the other winning sauces from the 3rd Annual Plugr� Magnifique Recipe Contest can turn your creations into coveted culinary triumphs. To be inspired, visit www.plugra.com .

Plugr� is marketed by Keller's Creamery, a division of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.