Mom's Macaroni & Cheese

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 3 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 1/3 cups parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 butter a 3 or 4 quart shallow baking dish.
• 3 in a heavy pan, melt 6 t. butter.
• 4 add the 1/4°c + 2 t. flour and whisk for 3 minutes.
• 5 add milk slowly and bring to a boil.
• 6 add mustard, cayenne, and salt & pepper to taste.
• 7 simmer until thick. around 2 minutes.
• 8 cook the elbow mac according to the packages directions, and drain.
• 9 in a large bowl, mix the macaroni, sauce, cheddar and 1°c parmesan.
• 10 put all this into the baking dish.
• 11 in another bowl, mix bread crumbs and 1/3°c parmesan and sprinkle onto the main dish.
• 12 add a sliver of butter on top of the dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.