Fannie Farmer's Classic Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Name: Fannie Farmer's Classic Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 118 milliliters breadcrumbs, buttered; 4 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters cream; 4 Tbsps flour; 4 servings fresh ground black pepper, to taste; 227 grams package macaroni; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters cheddar cheese, shredded good quality

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Fannie Farmer's Classic Baked Macaroni & Cheese a try. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 862 calories, 27g of protein, and 56g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up macaroni, flour, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 400°F.2 Cook and drain macaroni according to package directions; set aside.3 In a large saucepan melt butter.4

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Macaroni

Butter

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Oven

Add flour mixed with salt and pepper, using a whisk to stir until well blended.5

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Pour milk and cream in gradually; stirring constantly.6 Bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes (stirring constantly).7 Reduce heat and cook (stirring constantly) 10 minutes.8

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Cream

Milk

Add shredded cheddar little by little and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.9 Turn off flame.10

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cheese

Add macaroni to the saucepan and toss to coat with the cheese sauce.11

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Cheese Sauce

Macaroni

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Transfer macaroni to a buttered baking dish.12

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Macaroni

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Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.13

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Breadcrumbs

Bake 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.14 (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; 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.

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Macaroni And Cheese