Apple Beer Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups milk
• ½ cup crème fraiche
• ½ cup strong IPA beer (7%)
• 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 cups mini lumaconi or elbow pasta
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 cups peeled and grated Golden Delicious apples (about 3 large)
• ¾ cup Panko breadcrumbs, toasted
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups lightly packed shredded Black River Medium Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup lightly packed shredded Canadian Muenster cheese
• 1 cup lightly packed shredded Gunn’s Hill Five Brothers cheese
• 1 cup lightly packed shredded Sylvan Star Canadian Smoked Gouda cheese
• 1 cup lightly packed shredded Canadian Raclette cheese