fannie farmer s classic baked macaroni cheese

🥘 Ingredients

• • macaroni
• • butter
• • flour
• • milk
• • cream
• • salt
• • fresh ground black pepper
• • cheddar cheese
• • breadcrumbs

📝 Instructions

1. 1 preheat oven to 400f
2. 2 cook and drain macaroni according to package directions
3. 3 set aside
4. 4 in a large saucepan melt butter
5. 5 add flour mixed with salt and pepper , using a whisk to stir until well blended
6. 6 pour milk and cream in gradually
7. 7 stirring constantly
8. 8 bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes
9. 9 reduce heat and cook 10 minutes
10. 10 add shredded cheddar little by little and simmer an additional 5 minutes , or until cheese melts
11. 11 turn off flame
12. 12 add macaroni to the saucepan and toss to coat with the cheese sauce
13. 13 transfer macaroni to a buttered baking dish
14. 14 sprinkle with breadcrumbs
15. 15 bake 20 minutes until the top is golden brown
16. 16 (you can also freeze this recipe in zip-lock bags for later use - once you have mixed the macaroni along with the cheese sauce allow to cool to room temperature before adding to your freezer - i generally pull it out the night before and allow macaroni and cheese to reach room temperature
17. 17 i then add the macaroni and cheese to a buttered baking dish , sprinkle with bread crumbs and then bake for 20 to 30 minutes , until golden brown on top and bubbling