simple macaroni and cheese

Name: simple macaroni and cheese
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 lb elbow macaroni; 1/2 cup yellow onion finely diced; 1 bay leaf; 3 tbsp flour; 3 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp powdered mustard; 1/2 tsp paprika; 3 cup milk; 1 large egg; 12 oz sharp cheddar, shredded; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp panko bread crumbs; 3 tbsp butter

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

macaroni and cheese
1/2 lbelbow macaroni
1/2 cupyellow onion finely diced
1bay leaf
3 tbspflour
3 tbspbutter
1 tbsppowdered mustard
1/2 tsppaprika
3 cupmilk
1 largeegg
12 ozsharp cheddar, shredded
1 tspkosher salt
1 tspblack pepper
topping (optional)
3 tbsppanko bread crumbs
3 tbspbutter

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Steps

1 hour

1

preheat oven to 350°F.
2

in a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
3

while the pasta is cooking, in a seperate pot, melt the butter. sweat onions with bay leaf.
4

whisk in the flour, paprika and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. make sure its free of lumps. stir in the milk.
5

while still stirring consistently, simmer for ten minutes then remove the bay leaf
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whisk the egg in a seperate bowl and slowly pour the egg into the milk mixture. (this process is called tempering.)do not stop stirring. make sure your eggs dont scramble. stir in 3/4 of the cheddar cheese. season with salt and pepper. fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. top with remaining cheese.
7

melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. bake for 30 minutes. remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.