Pumpkin soup with apple schnitz croutons

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pounds Whole pumpkin or winter squash
(such as butternut or Hubbard to
Yield 6 to 8 cups baked pumpkin pulp)
2 tablespoons Unsalted butter
3 larges Carrots; diced
4 Celery stalks; diced
2 larges Onions; diced
1 Leek; split, washed,
And diced
3 quarts Chicken stock or water
2 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
¼ cup Maple syrup
1 cup Heavy cream
=== APPLE SCHNITZ CROUTONS ===
2 Tart apples; such as Granny Smith
½ cup Firmly-packed light brown sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the pumpkin or winter squash in half and remove all seeds. Place cut side up on a cookie sheet and bake 45 minutes, or until soft. Remove the pulp from the shell, puree in a food processor fitted with a metal blade, and reserve. Heat the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot until foamy. Add all of the vegetables (except the reserved pumpkin or squash) and saute 10 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, then add the pumpkin puree and the spices. Cook 45 minutes, adding the maple syrup and heavy cream in the last 5 minutes of cooking. To make the Apple Schnitz Croutons: Peel and core the apples and slice into paper-thin rings using a food processor fitted with a vegetable slicing disk. Spread the slices on a non-stick cookie sheet or one lined with parchment paper. Dust with light brown sugar, and dry in a preheated 300 degree oven approximately 25 to 30 minutes, or until crisp. When the soup has finished cooking, cool several minutes before pureeing in small batches in a blender or food processor.

Serve immediately, garnished with the Apple Schnitz Croutons. This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.

Recipe Source: MICHAEL’S PLACE with Michael Lomonaco From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ML-1B29 broadcast 10-28-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...

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11-30-1997

Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco

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