Baked Macaroni and Cheese

By BurnisonFam

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb elbow macaroni
• 6 T butter
• 3 T flour
• 1 T powdered mustard
• 3 c milk
• 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 t paprika
• 1 large egg
• 12 oz sharp cheddar, shredded
• 1 t kosher salt
• black pepper
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

In a large pot of boiling water cook the pasta al dente. While the pasta cooks, in a separate pot melt 3 T of butter. Whisk in flour and mustard. Keep it moving for 5 min - be sure it's free of lumps. Stir in mil, onion, bay leaf and paprika. Simmer for 10 min and remove bay leaf.

Temper in the egg (adding some hot liquid to it before mixing it in). Stir in 3/4 of the chese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in macaroni and pout into a 2 qt. casserole dish. Top wtih remaining cheese.

Melt remaining butter in a saute pan and toss in bread crumbs. Top the macaroni with bread crumbs. Bake for 30 min, remove form over and let rest for 5 min before serving.