Truffle Mac and cheese Ingredients

Bowland Cheddar for the perfect Truffle Mac ’n’ Cheese

Bowland Cheddar for the perfect Mac ’n’ Cheese

Mac ’n’ Cheese is a delicious dish combining macaroni pasta and cheese sauce to create a beautiful and satisfying meal.  It is of course possible to incorporate other ingredients such as chicken, meat and even breadcrumbs.

The traditional way to cook macaroni cheese is as a casserole and baked in the oven but alternatively it could be prepared in a sauce pan on the stove.  The cheese is often first incorporated into a béchamel cause to create a mornay sauce which is then added to the pasta.

truffle mac and cheesePasta and cheese casseroles date back to the 14th century and a dish of parmesan cheese and pasta was recorded in the Italian medieval cookbook ‘Liber de Coquina’.

A cheese and pasta casserole known as ‘makerouns’ was also recorded in the14th century medieval English cookbook the ‘Forme of Cury’. The recipe was based on fresh, hand-cut pasta sandwiched between a mixture of butter and cheese.  Delicious!

Whatever recipe you choose the perfect partners to create a delicious dish are Bowland Cheddar and Bowland Fresh milk.

Bowland Cheddar can be bought here .  Full details and a list of retailers can be found on the Bowland Fresh milk website

 

 

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