Posted by Gingersnap on 12-15-2000 07:34 AM:
Country Mushroom Soup
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sgww pastry flour
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 or 2 bay leaves
2/3 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
1 1/3 cup half and half
Melt butter. Saute vegetables until tender (don't brown vegetables). Sprinkle flour over vegetables and stir in. Add broth and bring to gentle boil until thickened.
Add salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in half and half. Gently simmer 30 - 45 minutes. Remove bay leaf when serving. Serves 4.
Note: This soup is so good that I would urge you to double recipe.
Adapted from Taste of Home magazine.
Country Mushroom Soup
