Pumpkin Soup With Cinnamon Croutons Recipes

Steps:

• 1. For the soup: saute onion in butter in a medium saucepan until tender. Add 1 can chicken broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• 2. Pour the broth mixture into the container o an electric blender, and process until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan.
• 3. Add the remaining 1 can chicken broth, pumpkin, and the next 4 ingredients; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Stir in the cream, and cook until thoroughly heated (do not boil). Ladle into individual soup bowls. Top each serving with Cinnamon croutons.
• 5. For the croutons: Combine the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon; stir well. Spread butter mixture evenly over one side of the bread slices.
• 6. Place the bread, buttered side up, ona baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes or until bread is crisp and the topping is bubbly. Cut each slice of bread into 8 small triangles or squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). To make the croutons, combine softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Spread butter mixture evenly over one side of each bread slice. Place bread, buttered side up, on a baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until bread is crisp and topping is bubbly. Cut each slice of bread into 8 small triangles or squares.
• Saute onion in butter in a medium saucepan until tender. Add 1 can chicken broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Transfer broth mixture into the container of a blender or processor. Process until smooth.
• Return mixture to saucepan. Add remaining can of broth, pumpkin, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in whipping cream and heat through. Do not boil. Ladle into individual soup bowls. Top each serving with Cinnamon Croutons.

Steps:

• Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
• Puree the soup in small batches (1 cup at a time) using a food processor or blender.
• Return to pan, and bring to a boil again. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for another 30 minutes, uncovered. Stir in heavy cream. Pour into soup bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F(200 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, toss bread cubes with melted butter mixture to coat. Spread bread cubes evenly over a baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until bread is crisp and toasted. Set croutons aside.
• Saute onion in canola oil in a medium saucepan until tender. Stir in 1 can chicken broth. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Transfer broth mixture into the container of a blender or processor. Process until smooth.
• Return mixture to saucepan. Add remaining can of broth, pumpkin, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in half-and-half, and heat through. Do not boil. Ladle into individual soup bowls. Top each serving with cinnamon croutons.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a shallow baking pan arrange squash, cut sides up, and bake 45 minutes, or until soft. Spoon out pulp (there should be 6 to 8 cups) and purée in a food processor.
• In a large heavy kettle heat butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and cook remaining vegetables, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, 10 to 12 minutes. Add broth or water, squash purée, cinnamon, and nutmeg and simmer, covered 40 minutes. Stir in syrup and cream and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Cool soup slightly and in a food processor or blender purée in small batches until smooth, transferring to a large bowl. Return soup to kettle and reheat if necessary. Serve soup garnished with croutons.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Peel and core apple and halve lengthwise. In a food processor fitted with 2-millimeter slicing disk or with a mandoline or other hand-held slicing device cut apple into paper-thin slices. On a large non-stick baking sheet or a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper spread slices in one layer and sprinkle evenly with brown sugar. Bake slices in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until crisp and golden, and transfer immediately to racks to cool. Makes about 12 "croutons."