Pastitsio

Ingredients

• •8 tablespoons butter
• •1 pound ziti
• •4 tablespoons bread crumbs
• •3 cups milk
• •¼ cup flour
• •⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
• •salt and pepper
• •4 eggs
• •2 cups feta cheese
• •4 cups meat sauce

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Bring large pot of water to a boil. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. 2Melt the butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat. Salt the boiling water and cook the pasta until it is barely tender, not quite done enough to eat.
3. 3Drain the pasta.
4. 4Place pasta in a large bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs. Set aside.
5. 5Use 1 tablespoon of the melted butter to grease a large baking pan or casserole.
6. 6In a small saucepan or microwave, heat the milk until small bubbles appear.
7. 7Reheat the remaining butter and stir almost constantly with a wire wisk until the mixture turns golden, about 5 minutes.
8. 8Slowly add the milk, whisking all the while; cook, whisking, until the mixture thickens, about 3 to 5 minutes.
9. 9Add the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
10. 10Stir a couple of tablespoons of the hot sauce into the beaten eggs, then a little more.
11. 11Pour this mixture back into the sauce and stir.
12. 12Add most of the Parmesan - reserve some for sprinkling - and stir again.
13. 13Put half the pasta in the baking dish; cover with half the tomato sauce and all the cheese sauce.
14. 14Sprinkle witht e remaining Parmesan or feta and the remaining bread crumbs (another little grating of nutmeg here won't hurt either).
15. 15Bake about 45 minutes, or until the top turns golden brown.
16. 16Let rest a few minutes before serving.