Easy Gluten-Free Macaroni And Cheese

• 10 ounces gluten-free elbow pasta
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• Topping:
• 2 gluten-free bread slices, toasted and broken into crumbs (optional)
• 1 teaspoon butter, softened (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir salt and mustard powder into melted butter and remove saucepan from heat.
4. Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into butter mixture until well blended. Return saucepan to stove; cook milk mixture, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
5. Stir 3 cups Cheddar cheese into sauce until heat from sauce melts cheese. Add pasta to cheese sauce and stir well; pour into the prepared baking dish.
6. Combine remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese, gluten-free bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon butter, and paprika in a bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until top is crunchy, about 30 minutes.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/242268/easy-gluten-free-macaroni-and-cheese/ (may not work)