Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

    Who doesn't love a good old Mac n' Cheese? I certainly haven't met anyone who doesn't! This is supposedly the original version of the recipe that Thomas Jefferson brought back from Europe along with the first Macaroni machine. Feel free to fact check me on this. 

Macaroni and Cheese

1/2 lb Macaroni

1 Tbsp butter

1 egg

3 cups cheddar cheese

1 cup milk

1 tsp salt

1 tsp dry mustard

1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Pinch of Paprika

Cook macaroni, add butter, 1/2 to 3/4 of the cheese to hot macaroni. Mix. To make milk mixture warm milk (not too hot), add egg, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Put pasta in 13x9 inch baking dish. Pour milk mixture over pasta. Top with remaining cheese (or extra if desired). Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 

Optional: top with buttered cracker crumbs or panko.

Source: Kim Anderson