Mary Berg's A Southern Spin on Myra’s Mac

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups elbow macaroni
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ cups milk
• ½ teaspoon mustard powder or 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cups grated orange cheddar, divided
• ¼ cup finely chopped roasted red peppers
• 1 jalapeño, finely chopped
• 20–25 Ritz crackers
• ¼ cup ground Parmesan (see note)
• ¼–½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• Pinch smoked paprika