Title: Home Style Macaroni & Cheese
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 6 Servings

1/4	c	Unsalted butter
1	tb	Unsalted butter; melted
5	tb	Flour
2	c	Milk
		Salt
		White pepper
1/4	ts	Cayenne pepper
1/4	ts	Dry mustard
8	oz	Elbow macaroni; uncooked
8	oz	Mild cheddar cheese; grated (2 cups)
1/4	c	Bread crumbs; opt.

In a 2- to 3-qt. sauce pot, melt 1/4 cup butter over med. heat. Add flour; stir for 2 mins. Slowly add milk, whisk. Bring to a simmmer, add salt, pepper, cayenne, and mustard. Reduce heat to low and let sauce simmer slowly for 20 mins. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350~ and, on the stove top, cook macaroni accdg. to pkg. directions, drain and place in a lg. bowl. Remove sauce from heat. Add cheese and stir until it melts. Combine sauce with the drained macaroni. Pour macaroni mixture into an 11"x8"x2" baking dish. Combine crumbs and 1 tbsp butter. Sprinkle over macaroni. Bake the macaroni and cheese for 25 mins., or until lightly browned. Let rest 5 mins. before serving.

Source: TPA Trib, 2/1/96

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