For those who make home-made mac and cheese do you add flour?

My recipe calls for 16 lbs of elbow pasta with 1 pint of heavy cream, 1 lb of cheddar cheese, and do I need to add some flour to it? I don't remember or... is that it? Bake it on 350 and add tomatoes on top! ;) With some pepper and salt for taste :) ?

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Asked by Hesmynavyman at 8:07 PM on May. 1, 2012 in Food & Drink

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I don't use flour in mine, but I don't bake it either. It usually has enough cheese to thicken it. If you knock your milk down to 2% you can cut a ton of calories without really changing the texture much at all.

Answer by rhianna1708 at 9:16 PM on May. 1, 2012
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@Rhianna I agree that is true even whole milk would be better then heavy cream. LOl at least it's going to be good

Comment by Hesmynavyman (original poster) at 9:50 PM on May. 1, 2012
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no flour in mine

Answer by Princess_s21 at 2:36 AM on May. 2, 2012
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I never have added it.

Answer by RelaxedMom2-3 at 9:43 AM on May. 2, 2012
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I didn't use any in mine either and it turned out really good and creamy it had a thicken texture and was just right.

Comment by Hesmynavyman (original poster) at 2:29 PM on May. 2, 2012
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When I make the cheese sauce apart, which I usually do because I make extra for nachos (yum!) I do add flour and butter to make a bechamel and then add the cheese. If I'm in a hurry, I thicken the milk/heavy cream with some cornstarch dissolved in a bit of water.
As Brawny said, a bit of ground mustard (or plain old mustard if you don't have the dry) really makes the Mac & Cheese pop.

Sharon

Answer by momto2boys973 at 6:08 PM on May. 2, 2012
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My recipe doesn't but I do sometimes add a little flour to the butter and milk to make it thicker.

Answer by tyfry7496 at 11:12 PM on May. 2, 2012
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