Baked Macaroni & Cheese

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 1 cup elbow macaroni
• 6 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp dry mustard
• 3 cups milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 large egg
• 12 oz sharp cheddar, shredded
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook macaroni al dente. While pasta cooks, melt 3 tbsp of butter in pan. Whisk in flour and mustard. Keep it moving for 5 minutes - be sure it's free of lumps. Stir in milk, onions, bay leaf and paprika. Simmer 10 minutes; remove bay leaf.