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RECIPE: Old-Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese
As promised, this recipe is from the Steven Jenkins Cheese Primer, required reading for any cheese fan. Seriously: If you love cheese, you NEED to get this book.
Ingredients:
10 ounces (285g) small elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces; 180g) grated Crowley cheese
Directions:
Bring a large sauce pan of water to boil over high heat. Add the elbow macaroni, lower the heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally.
While the macaroni is cooking, melt the butter in a medium-size skillet over medium-low heat. Whisk the flour into the butter, and continue cooking, whisking constantly until the mixture reaches the consistency of a thick paste, about 2 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium, add the milk, and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add the grated cheese and stir with a wooden spoon until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.
Stir the drained macaroni into the cheese sauce and serve.
