Apple And Butternut Squash Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs butternut squash, peeled,seeded
• 2 tart granny smith apples, peeled,cored
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pinch rosemary
• 1 pinch marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 combine squash, apples, onion, rosemary, marjoram, salt, sugar, pepper and stock in heavy saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil and simmer 1 hour.
• 3 strain squash and apples from soup, puree in electric blender and return to soup.
• 4 melt butter in a separate saucepan.
• 5 add flour, mix well and pour soup through a strainer over the flour mixture, a little at a time.
• 6 stir well with a whisk.
• 7 bring to a boil.
• 8 stir half-and-half into soup and heat through but do not boil.