Ingredients

• 175 g short cut macaroni
• 50 g butter
• 7 tbsp flour, pinch dry mustard
• salt and pepper
• 600 ml. milk
• 175 g cheddar cheese grated
• Crisp crumbs
• To prepare crisp crumbs:
• 4 slices fresh bread
• 50 g butter

How to Make Continental Macaroni Cheese

• Boil the macaroni and allow to stand.
• Make a white sauce with the butter, flour, seasonings and milk.
• Stir in about 100 g cheddar cheese.
• Thoroughly drain the fully cooked macaroni and return to the casserole.
• Stir in the cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and crisp crumbs.
• Reheat on medium high until bubbling, about 3 - 6 minutes.
• To prepare crisp crumbs:
• Remove the crusts from the bread and make into crumbs.
• Melt the butter in a shallow plate, 1-2 minutes.
• Thoroughly sift in the crumbs.
• Cook until crisp, about 2-4 minutes, stirring frequently so that the crumbs will be an even golden brown.
• Continue to cook until the desired colour.
• Allow to complete cool, then store in an airtight container.