Macaroni Cheese
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Ingredients
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Macaroni
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Cheddar Cheese
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Butter
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Plain Flour
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Milk
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Musta
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Tomato
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Equipment
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| Saucepan |
 | Colander |  | Cheese Grater |
 | Large Saucepan |  | Wisk |

| Wooden Spoon | 
| Teaspoon |
 | Roasting Dish |  | Knife |
 | Chopping Board |  | Oven Gloves |
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Instructions
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Put 250g/9oz macaroni in a saucepan.
Cover with boiling water.
Cook for 8-10 minutes.
Drain the macaroin using a colander.
Put to the side for later.
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Grate 250g/90z of Cheddar Cheese.
Put to the side for later.
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Turn on the oven and heat to 180c / 350f /Gas Mark 4
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Find a pan which is larger than the pan you cooked the macaroni in.
Put in 50g / 11 1/2oz of butter and melt over a medium heat.
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Add 40g / 1 1/2oz of plain flower to the butter.
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Use a whish to mix the flower.
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Cook for 3 minutes, stirring all the time.
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Slowly add the milk (600ml / 20floz / 1 pint), a little at a time.
Keep stirring until the sauce is thick and smooth. This can take around 10 minutes.
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Take the sauce away from the oven and add all the cheese apart from one handful.
Stir the cheese into the sauce until it has melted.
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Add half a teaspoon of English Mustard.
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Add the cooked macaroni to the sauce and mix together.
Put the macaroni and sauce into a roasting tin.
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Slice 2 tomatoes.
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Put the sliced tomatoes on the top of the macaroni.
Sprinkle over the leftover cheese.
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Bake in the over for 25 minutes
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After 25 minutes, take out of the oven and serve.
Enjoy!
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