Aunt Lydia'S German-Style Baked Macaroni - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb elbow macaroni (cooked & drained)
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/3 cup flour
1 small onion (diced)
1/2 - 1 cup butter or 1/2-1 cup margarine
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup plain breadcrumbs

Preparation

Cook and drain elbow pasta and place into a buttered roasting pan.
In a saucepan on the stovetop, melt 1/2 stick butter or margarine.
Saute onions for 3 minutes.
Mix flour into the cold milk, stirring to remove any lumps; Pour milk/flour mixture into saucepan with salt, pepper, nutmeg, and dry mustard.
Cook until just hot; stir in cheddar cheese and pour over elbow macaroni in roasting pan.
Melt the other 1/2 stick butter or margarine and mix into breadcrumbs to moisten.
Sprinkle on breadcrumbs and paprika.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown on top.