Maple Mac & Cheese with Pancetta | The Cabernet Inn - North Conway Lodging, NH Bed and Breakfast

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups whole milk (or more)
• 2 ½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 ounce block of pepper jack cheese, grated
• 8 Tablespoons butter divided
• 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 4 ounces thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon), coarsely chopped
• 4 large shallots, cut in half, thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 ½ cups fine bread crumbs (panko-Japanese breadcrumbs are great)
• ½ cup flat parsley, chopped
• 1 pound pasta – preferably – baby shells, orecchiette, or large elbows