Baked Macaroni and White Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound of macaroni
• Salt and pepper
• Butter
• Grated cheese
• 1/2 milk
• 1 heaping teaspoon of flour

Directions

1. Boil 1/2 of macaroni in water until tender
2. To make white sauce, add 1 teaspoon of butter in a pan and stir until it melts and bubbles. Do not brown it. Add the teaspoon of flour to the butter and stir until mixed. Pour 1/3 of the half pint of milk into the pan and allow it to boil, all the while stirring until thick. Gradually add the rest of the milk, salt, and pepper. 
3. Drain the macaroni into a buttered pudding dish in alternating layers with the grated cheese. 
4. Pour the white sauce over all of the macaroni and top off with grated cheese and a little butter. 
5. Bake until brown

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021