Ultra Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese - How to Make the Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese

We're Adam and Joanne from inspired taste dot net and welcome to our kitchen .

We're making our favorite baked macaroni and cheese recipe .

Our recipe makes a lot of mac and cheese .

So we need to start with lots of cheese .

There are a variety of cheeses you can use .

But the two cheeses we go back to again and again are sharp white cheddar and Pecorino .

Romano cheese .

The cheddar tastes rich and makes the macaroni creamy and the pecorino adds lots of extra flavor for the creamiest mac and cheese .

We like to hand shred the cheese , pre shredded cheeses just don't melt as well .

We'll need some warm milk .

So get the milk into a pan to warm up first .

While that happens , we can make a roux which is a paste made from butter and flour .

This is what makes the sauce thick and velvety cook , melted butter and flour together until it looks light brown and smells a little nutty .

It's time to add the milk .

I like to add the milk slowly and keep my whisk moving the entire time when all the milk has been added , continue to cook until the sauce comes to a low simmer .

It's at this point that you will notice it thickens to make the sauce extra tasty whisk in some Dijon mustard , black pepper .

A bit of cayenne for heat and a little nut .

Mick .

We're almost done .

We just need to add the cheese .

I'm adding all but one half cup here .

The remaining cheese will go on top of the macaroni in the baking dish .

This is also a great time to taste and adjust seasoning with salt .

Do you see how creamy it is ?

That's all .

Thanks to the melty white cheddar and the butter flour roux that we made earlier to finish , add cooked and rinsed pasta , then add to a baking dish .

By the way , you could always skip baking and just serve this as stove top mac and cheese .

It's also delicious for the baked version .

Top the macaroni with the reserve cheese and then bake uncovered until bubbly around the edges and the top turns light brown in spots .

Oh , I'm so excited for you guys to make this recipe .

Just look at that and that's it .

Perfectly creamy and extra cheesy macaroni and cheese from scratch .

Enjoy .

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