Bea'S Favorite Mac And Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb fusilli
6 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon mustard powder
3 cups milk
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces old cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper
1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cook pasta al dente.
While the pasta cooks, in a separate pot melt 3 tbsp butter.
Whisk in flour and mustard, keep it moving for 5 minutes, ensuring there are no lumps.
Stir in milk, onion, bay leaf and paprika. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove bay leaf.
Temper in the egg (adding some hot liquid to it before mixing it in).
Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Fold in pasta and pour into a buttered 2 quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Melt remaining butter in a saute pan and toss in bread crumbs.
Top macaroni with bread crumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving.