Pastichio - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb elbow macaroni
    1 large onion, chopped
    2 lbs lean ground meat
    1/4 cup butter
    1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
    salt and pepper
    1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
    8 eggs, beaten
    1 cup water
    Cream Sauce
    1 quart milk
    1/4 lb butter
    3 eggs, beaten
    3 tablespoons cornstarch
    1 pinch cinnamon
Preparation
    Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Cool macaroni, but not until completely done as it will be cooked in oven also drain well.
    Brown onion in butter until golden. Add ground meat and brown until redness is gone.
    Add seasonings, tomato sauce and water and continue cooking slowly until water is absorbed.
    Add beaten eggs, meat sauce and cheese to drained macaroni and mix thoroughly.
    Spread in greased, 10 x 15 inch deep baking pan.
    In a sauce pan, add all cream sauce ingredients and cook slowly.
    Mixing continuously until starts bubbling.
    Remove and spread on top of macaroni in pan.
    Sprinkle cinnamon over and bake for about 1 hour or until golden.
    You my sprinkle more parmesan cheese over also.

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