Cream Of Mushroom Soup - Easy Recipe

An easy recipe for a delicious creamy cream of mushroom soup. Perfect any time of the year but especially so on those chilly days! This soup is super easy to make and cooks up quickly making it just right for those moments you want a healthy, hearty and nutritious meal that’s easy to make and yet very satisfying. It’s a great comfort food whether you serve it up in bread bowls or regular bowls. It can also be used in any recipe that you have that calls for cream of mushroom soup. 

Ingredients

1 package of white button mushrooms

2 cups of vegetable stock

2 cups of milk

8 tablespoons of flour

oil for bottom of the pan

1 pat of butter

dash of heavy cream

2 cloves of fresh garlic

1 small yellow onion

salt for seasoning

black pepper for seasoning

cayenne pepper for seasoning

In a large pot, add oil enough to cover the bottom generously, add onion, garlic and let cook for a moment. Add sliced mushrooms, and cook until just lightly browned, add flour stirring well. If you need to add a bit more oil do so. Stir and let cook for a few minutes while stirring. Add vegetable broth stir well, add milk and stir well. Add seasonings, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir reduce heat cover and let cook. Cook on very low heat to prevent scorching and boiling over. Stir frequently to prevent sticking on the bottom and ensure creaminess. Cook until mushrooms are cooked and tender. Add a dash of heavy cream, stir. Remove from heat. Serve and enjoy!

Bread Bowls Easy Recipe

A super easy bread bowl recipe perfect for soups, stews or snything else you’d like to fill it with! I love a good bread bowl and these are fun to make and fill. They hold up well with any filling without getting soggy on the bottom and you can save the centers to make an amazing fresh breadcrumb. 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water

1 1/2 tsps salt

1 tsp sugar

1 tbs oil

1 package of dry active yeast

3 cups of flour

Sesame seeds for top (optional)

Add the warm water to a large mixing bowl, adding the sugar, salt,oil,and dry yeast. Mix well and let sit for five minutes until yeast looks foamy on top. Gradually add in flour, until dough comes together. Knead a bit dusting with flour, remove from bowl, knead on surface (not necessary, can knead it it bowl too, less clean up)  bringing the outer edges in towards the center and pushing down. Shape into a ball and place into lightly greased bowl. Cover and let rise until dough is halfway doubled. Punch dough down, knead just a bit, shape into a ball, cover and let rise until dough has fully doubled. Preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit and section dough into quarters. Shape into balls by bringing edges in to the bottom, placing onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with water, score the tops with a knife, sprinkle on sesame seeds, cover and let rise for 30 minutes or until they have almost doubled in size. Bake at 325 until golden brown on top. Place on a wire rack to cool. Serve and enjoy!