Traditional Mac & Cheese

August 2, 2011
Prep time:
25 minutes
baking time:
30 to 40 minutes
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Grandma never made packaged macaroni and cheese. She always made the real thing.

Grandma never made packaged macaroni and cheese. She always made the real thing.
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease 8 individual baking dishes.

  2. 2

    Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the macaroni and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil. Boil just until macaroni is tender, about 6 minutes; drain.

  3. 3

    Combine Cheddar, bread crumbs, butter, red and green peppers, onion and remaining salt in a large bowl and mix well.

  4. 4

    Add milk to Cheddar mixture and mix well. Stir in egg yolks and macaroni. Fold in beaten egg whites.

  5. 5

    Spoon macaroni mixture into the prepared baking dishes. Place baking dishes in a pan of hot water. Bake until set, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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Ingredients

(Serves 8)

  • 1 1/3 cups elbow macaroni
  • 4 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 1/3 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs
  • 5 1/3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup each finely chopped red bell pepper and green bell pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped onion
  • 2 cups scalded milk
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Grandma's Secret Trick

Scalding the milk is a technique Grandma used to make the texture of macaroni and cheese creamier. To scald milk, Grandma placed the milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat and heated it until small bubbles formed around the edges of the saucepan or until an instant-read thermometer placed in the milk registered 180°F. To make cleanup easier, she rinsed the saucepan with cold water before pouring in the milk.

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Traditional Mac & Cheese

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups elbow macaroni
  • 4 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 1/3 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs
  • 5 1/3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup each finely chopped red bell pepper and green bell pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped onion
  • 2 cups scalded milk
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease 8 individual baking dishes.

Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the macaroni and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil. Boil just until macaroni is tender, about 6 minutes; drain.

Combine Cheddar, bread crumbs, butter, red and green peppers, onion and remaining salt in a large bowl and mix well.

Add milk to Cheddar mixture and mix well. Stir in egg yolks and macaroni. Fold in beaten egg whites.

Spoon macaroni mixture into the prepared baking dishes. Place baking dishes in a pan of hot water. Bake until set, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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