{"id":48377,"date":"2014-04-06T00:09:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T07:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=48377"},"modified":"2014-04-06T00:09:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T07:09:07","slug":"bakeover-makeover-merit-badge-intermediate-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/48377","title":{"rendered":"BakeOver MakeOver Merit Badge, Intermediate Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tThe adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our<\/span> Sisterhood Merit Badge program<\/a>, now with 5,843 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far\u20148,286 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For this week\u2019s Farm Kitchen\/BakeOver MakeOver Intermediate Level Merit Badge<\/a>, I was nervously pacing the length of my kitchen.<\/p>\n

Back and forth.<\/p>\n

Back and forth.<\/p>\n

Forth and back.<\/p>\n

To and fro.<\/p>\n

Fro and to.<\/p>\n

Forth and fro.<\/p>\n

Etc, etc.<\/p>\n

The source of my anxiety was this: Coming up with two new recipes\/ideas for BakeOvers and then presenting them to YOU. Now I\u2019m a creative gal, certainly, but sometimes my kitchen experiments become kitchen disasters right before my terrified eyes. Not wanting to poison anyone, I took my time with these delectable, delicious, divine, and distinctly different makeovers. Drum roll, please.<\/p>\n

Biscuits & Gravy (BakeOver Style)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. In your most favorite cast-iron skillet, brown up 1 pound of organic breakfast sausage. (Mr. Wonderful and I really like the spicy variety. It adds some kick. And also some romance, due to the spicy lips.) Drain any excess grease. Add 3\u20134 T flour; stir for about 2 minutes. Slowly add 1 cup half-n-half and 1 1\/2 cups milk. Heat until thickened. Season. (I like lots of pepper. Again, spicy lips make for excellent smooching.) Layer biscuits made with Organic Budget Mix\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0All-Purpose Original Baking Mix<\/a>\u00a0on top. Bake at 400\u00b0F until bubbly and brown, about 20\u201325 minutes.<\/p>\n

Pile on plates.<\/p>\n

Eat happily.<\/p>\n

Smooch.<\/p>\n

Honey Fig Crostatas (tarts)<\/strong><\/p>\n

On a lightly floured surface, roll out a Organic Budget Mix\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0All-Purpose Original Baking Mix<\/a>\u00a0BakeOver crust to 1\/8\u2033 thick. Cut out eight 5\u2033 rounds, rerolling the scraps if necessary; transfer to a parchment paper\u2013lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

In a bowl, toss 1\u00a0lb of green and purple figs, cut into wedges, with 3 t honey, 1 t fresh lemon juice,\u00a01 t\u00a0fresh thyme leaves, and a pinch of salt. Arrange the figs on the dough rounds, leaving 1\/2\u2033 border all around. Fold the edges over the figs and brush the dough with an egg wash. Chill for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375\u00b0F. Bake crostatas for 35 minutes, rotating halfway through baking, until crusts are golden. Let stand for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Gently toss another 1\/2\u00a0lb figs, cut into wedges, with 2 t honey. Transfer crostatas to plates, top with the figs and another 1 t fresh thyme leaves, and serve.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have figs (or don\u2019t like them), try using apricots or plums. Crostatas are are fun and\u00a0easy, and they have endless varieties. Plus, you\u2019ll really feel fancy\u2014even when they drip hot juice down your chin because you can\u2019t wait an appropriate time for them to cool off before devouring.<\/p>\n

Or is that just me?\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 5,843 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far\u20148,286 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ Wondering … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gladsome_sisters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}