Mom's Baked Mac And Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 10 ounces cheddar cheese
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 -2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 shred the cheddar cheese or chop into very small cubes. *shredded cheese will melt faster than cubed cheese, but it's also messier and takes longer to do. it's up to you.*.
• 3 melt the butter in a saucepan. add flour, salt and pepper off of the heat. gradually add the milk and stir continuously for about 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
• 4 add cheese and melt.
• 5 meanwhile, boil the macaroni for about 5 minutes. pour macaroni into a glass casserole dish and then pour cheese sauce over. stir until macaroni is coated.
• 6 sift bread crumbs over the top of the macaroni.
• 7 bake about 30 minutes or until the bread crumb crust is crispy.