Baked Macaroni & Cheese

1/2  lb.		elbow macaroni
6  tablespoons		butter
3  tablespoons		flour
1  teaspoon		dry mustard
3  cups		1% milk
1/2  cup		diced onion
1  teaspoon		bay leaf
1/2  teaspoon		paprika
1		large egg
12  ounces		sharp cheddar cheese shredded
1  teaspoon		kosher salt
1  pinch		fresh black pepper
1  cup		panko bread crumbs

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Prepare pasta, in separate pot melt 3tbsp butter and wisk flour, mustard for 5 minutes. Stir in mil, onion, bayleaf and paprika. simmer 10 minutes and remove bay leaf. Temper in egg, stir in 3/4 of cheese and season with salt and pepper. Fold in cooked macaroni pour into 2 qt cassarole dish. Top with remaining cheese. melt rest of butter and add the panko. Cover the cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.