Ham and Mac Bake

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups bread crumbs soft
• 2 tablespoons brown mustard 
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 2 cups ham cubed fully cooked
• 1 cup elbow macaroni 
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 cups granny smith apples peeled sliced
• 1 pinch ground pepper black to taste
• 2 cups milk 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• pot

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes.
3. Drain.
4. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; whisk flour, brown sugar, mustard, salt, and black pepper into butter.
5. Pour in milk and bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low and whisk until sauce is thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Stir macaroni, ham, and apple slices into sauce.
6. Spread mixture into a 2-quart casserole.
7. Combine soft bread crumbs with 2 tablespoons melted butter in a bowl; sprinkle crumbs over casserole.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbly and crumb topping is browned, about 35 minutes.