Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from www.africanbites.com
757 cooks on www.africanbites.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 75% | 112% |
| dairy | 257% | 168% |
| fat | 19% | 13% |
| thickener | 7% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 6% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounce uncooked macaroni |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons flour |
| 340 g | 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk |
| 242 g | 1 cup half and half ((or 1/2 cup cream and 1/2 cup milk)) |
| 8 g | 1/2 -1 tablespoon onion powder |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons garlic powder |
| 1/2 -1 teaspoon Creole seasoning | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 56 g | 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, (grated ) |
| 56 g | 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese , (grated ) |
| 56 g | 1/2 cup jack cheese ((any jack cheese you prefer)) |
| Salt and pepper, (to taste) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.africanbites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I don’t understand why that happened, either. It always comes out great for my family. Here are some tips for future reference: 1) Cook the butter and flour roux until it loses its raw taste, then slowly stir in the milk while stirring constantly. 2) Avoid ove” — a cook
“Once I read {ADD CREOLE SEASONING} I knew you were legit af! I was also thrilled I did not see egg (most true southern macs always have egg(s); however not all! If I may though, the only thing I was surprised to see missing, was a nice sized pinch of dry musta” — a cook, 5.0★