Tuesday 24 June 2014

HOW TO PREPARE BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

 







INGREDIENTS


  • 3/4 Dry bread crumbs
  • 1 small minced onions
  • 1 pack of macaroni
  • 2 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 1 table spoon of flour
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups of milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Dry mustard

DIRECTION

  • Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius
  • Grease your dish, place the bread crumbs into a small bowl and mix well with the melted butter, set aside.
  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  • Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, drain, then place into prepared dish.
  • While the pasta is cooking, melt 2 tablespoon of  butter in a saucepan over medium heat
  • Stir in the minced onions and cook until it is soft and turns translucent,
  • In 5mins time,  stir in the flour, pepper, salt,  and dry mustard until it is properly mixed together
  • Pour in the milk and let it simmer a bit, keep stirring the milk for about 10mins until it has thickened.
  • Take the milk off the heat, and stir in the cheddar cheese until it has melted
  • Pour the cheese sauce over the macaroni, then sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly
  • Bake this for 20mins until the top is golden.

(I HOPE THIS ISN'T TOO COMPLICATED)
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PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM


 


INGREDIENTS
  • Cream
  • Peanut Butter
  • Whole milk
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Condensed milk

HOW TO PREPARE
  • Using a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer or you use spatula until its thick, do this for about 5mins then set it aside.
  • Pour your milk into a sauce pan using low heat, allow it to simmer for a bit.
  • Gradually pour the hot milk into the eggs while whisking vigorously
  • Then pour out the whole mixture into a sauce pan, cook over low heat. ensure you keep stirring it constantly, until its thick enough to coat. DO NOT BOIL.
  • Remove from heat, and whisk in peanut butter.
  • Allow it  to cool slightly then whisk in condensed milk, vanilla and cream.
  • Refrigerate until chilled.
  • Lastly, you pour the mixture into an ice cream maker or plastic and freeze