Momma's Macaroni and Cheese

Mamma's Macaroni and Cheese

 

                                                              

 Ingredients:

8oz. Macaroni cooked with salt and drained well.

2  slice of bread torn into 1” pieces (divided)

12 oz. sharp cheddar grated (the sharper the better)

2 large eggs

4 cups low fat or 2% milk

½ tsp salt and pepper to taste

½ stick of butter

Grease a 10x10x4 inch baking dish. Sprinkle ½  bread crumbs on the bottom.

Put half of the noodles and then half of the cheese. Put the rest of bread and noodles.  In a bowl whisk the eggs, salt,pepper and the milk. Pour over the noodles. The egg-milk should cover the noodles, if some are more than half way poking through take spoon and try to get them under the milk. If they are still poking through pour small amount of milk  until the noodles are more covered. The noodles will get hard if not covered. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and bake on 350⁰  for 50 minutes. It needs to puff up and set.  Have it covered with foil until the last 10 minutes.

When taken out of the oven slice  butter into pats and wedge pats into each corner and around the edges. It will help for it not to dry out.

Momma always put the pats of butter over the top before cooking.  mine sputters and drips in the oven and causes the oven to smoke a little.

Grandma Lavender lived in Livingston, Alabama after granddaddy retired, when we would go visit she always fixed Macaroni and Cheese.

I always loved to watch momma make this at home.It was always so good, I think hers is better than mine. (same recipe)