BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE WITH HEAVY CREAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Butter a 13 X 9 baking dish and set aside.
• In large pot, melt 6 tablespoons of the butter over medium low heat and add flour.
• Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 - 4 minutes. (Flour must foam in order to cook the raw flour taste out. Do NOT let your flour burn.).
• Add cayenne pepper, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Raise heat to medium high and gradually add in hot milk.
• Bring to a hard simmer, and cook and stir constantly for 3 - 5 minutes, until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and stir in 2 cups of the shredded cheese until melted.
• Stir in cooked, drained macaroni.
• Sprinkle 3/4 cup of the remaining cheese in bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Add half of the cheese and pasta mixture, spreading evenly.
• Add 3/4 cup shredded cheese to that, and repeat with remaining pasta mixture.
• Top casserole with remaining cheese.
• Pour heavy cream (or half and half) over top of casserole.
• In small frying pan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and add fresh bread crumbs, coating thoroughly and toasting slightly.
• Sprinkle evenly over top of macaroni and cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Cook macaroni in boiling water according to directions. Drain. Pour into a 3 quart casserole.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk and sour cream. Add salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly,until bubbly and thicken.
• Reserve 1 cup of cheese for the top of casserole. Toss macaroni with remaining cheese. Pour sauce over macaroni and mix.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese.