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Pastitsio (Baked Macaroni)  
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pound macaroni  
/4 pound butter  
1/2 pounds ground turkey or beef  
/2 can tomato paste  
ounces grated Romano or Parmesan cheese  
medium onion, chopped  
/2 teaspoon cinnamon  
/2 teaspoon nutmeg  
Salt and pepper  
Sauce  
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cups warm milk  
eggs  
tablespoons flour  
/4 cup (1 1/2) sticks butter  
Cook macaroni (but not well done) in boiling, salted water and drain. Sauté onion in a little butter.  
Add ground meat and stir until brown. Add tomato paste, thinned with a little water. Add salt, pepper,  
cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook until meat is done. Melt butter; pour over drained macaroni, mixing  
carefully. Spread half of the macaroni on the bottom of a 13 x 9−inch pan. Sprinkle half of the grated  
cheese on top. Spread entire meat mixture on top. Cover with remaining macaroni and remaining  
grated cheese.  
For the Sauce, boil 3 cups of the milk with 1 1/2 sticks butter. Add flour to remaining 1 cup milk and  
blend well. Add flour mixture to boiling butter and milk. Thicken and cool. After this has cooled, add 5  
beaten eggs, or drop small amounts of the milk mixture into the eggs while stirring constantly. Once  
the egg mixture gets warm to hot, add the remaining milk. Pour sauce over the macaroni. Shake the  
pan and insert a knife to penetrate thoroughly. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes.  
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