2012 Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner Visits EA

NEWTOWN SQUARE–The 2012 Pillsbury Bake-Off winner Christina Verrelli, of Devon, visited Summer @ EA teacher Allison Hayden’s cooking class on Wednesday, July 18th, to help students prepare her award-winning recipe of Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream.

Verrelli’s recipe uses flaky crescent dough formed into ravioli which is then stuffed with a spiced cream cheese and pumpkin filling that is topped with a drizzle of caramel after baking and served with a spoonful of caramel-laced whipped cream as a finishing touch.

This recipe not only won the contest but also won in the contest’s Sweet Treats category. Hayden and her students were thrilled with the recipe and enjoyed the results of their baking efforts.

Summer @ EA is the summer program offered by in Newtown Square. The program offers courses in academics, visual and performing arts, science, and technology, as well as athletic and fitness classes.

This summer the campus has been in full swing, enjoying its most engaging and highly attended session ever. More than 700 students in grades K-12 from 107 different schools have come to Summer @ EA to partake in over 100 different course offerings. The program ended on July 27th.