Mac and Cheese

By Janes_kitchen

Alton Brown's most wanted Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

• 1/2 LB elbow macaroni
• 6 TBL butter
• 3 TBL flour
• 1 TBL powdered mustard
• 3 C milk
• 1/2 C finely diced yellow onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 lg egg
• 12 oz sharp cheddar, shredded
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• freshly grd black pepper
• 1 C panko bread crumbs

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350

in lg. pot of boiling, salted water cook pasta al dente

while pasta cooks, in a separate pot melt 3 TBL butter
whisk in flour & mustard
keep moving for 5 min - be sure it's free of lumps
stir in mil, onion, bay leaf & paprika
simmer for 10 min
remove bay leaf

temper in egg (adding some hot liquid to it before mixing it in)
stir in 3/4 of cheese
season w/ S & P
fold in macaroni
pour into 2-qt casserole dish
top w/ remaining cheese

melt remaining butter in saute pan
toss in bread crumbs
top macaroni w/ bread crumbs
bake 30 min
remove from oven
let rest for 5 min before serving