Macaroni And Cheese

Recipe Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees and butter a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Make topping: Melt butter and in a bowl stir together with bread crumbs and Cheddar until combined well. Make sauce: In a 5-quart heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately-low heat and stir in flour and red pepper flakes. Cook roux, stirring, 3 minutes and whisk in milk. Bring sauce to a boil, whisking constantly, and simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in cream, Cheddar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Remove pan from heat and cover surface of sauce with waxed paper. In a large bowl stir together macaroni, reserved cooking water, and sauce. Transfer mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle topping evenly over macaroni and bake in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. This recipe yields 6 servings.