Apple Beer Mac & Cheese | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 mL) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups (750 mL) milk
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) crème fraiche
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) strong IPA beer (7%)
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) freshly grated nutmeg
• Pasta Apple Cheese Layer
• 3 cups (750 mL) mini lumaconi or elbow pasta
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) unsalted butter
• 3 cups (750 mL) peeled and grated Golden Delicious apples (about 3 large)
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) Panko breadcrumbs toasted
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
• 2 cups (500 mL) lightly packed shredded Black River Medium Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed shredded Canadian Muenster cheese
• 1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed shredded Gunn’s Hill Five Brothers cheese
• 1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed shredded Sylvan Star Canadian Smoked Gouda Cheese
• 1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed shredded Canadian Raclette Cheese