Macaroni Cheese Timbales with Ham-Pimiento Sauce
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon minced onion
⅛ teaspoon mustard
2 eggs or 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup grated well aged cheese
½ teaspoon salt
Cooked macaroni
Mix bread crumbs, milk, shortening and onion together, beating until creamy. Add other ingredients except macaroni and mix lightly. Line ramekins or custard cups with cooked long macaroni and fill with timbale mixture. Set in pan of hot water and bake in moderately slow oven, 325 degrees, for about 30 minutes or until mixture is set. Unmold and serve with ham pimiento sauce made by adding 1 cup finely chopped ham, 4 tablespoons minced pimiento and ¼ teaspoon mustard to 2 cups well seasoned medium white sauce.
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