Pumpkin Soup With Cinnamon Croutons Recipes

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP

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.

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP WITH CINNAMON CROUTONS

Steps:

• Heat butter in large saucepan or dutch oven; add onion; saute until tender but not brown, about 10 minutes.
• Add 1 can chicken broth; bring to boiling; cover; lower heat; simmer 15 minutes.
• Ladle liquid and onion into container of electric blender; cover.
• Blend until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute.
• Return to saucepan.
• Add remaining chicken broth, pumpkin, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and pepper.
• Stir until smooth.
• Bring to boiling; cover.
• Lower heat; simmer 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in milk and cream; heat just to boiling, but do not boil.
• Taste for seasonings.
• Garnish with cinnamon croutons.
• CINNAMON CROUTONS: Blend 3 Tbls.
• softened butter or margarine with 1 Tbls.
• brown sugar and 1/4 Tsp.
• ground cinnamon in small bowl.
• Spread on the 4 slices of bread.
• Place in single layer on cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until toast is crisp and topping is bubbly.
• Cut into small triangles or squares.

CINNAMON PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°F.
• Cut the pumpkin into rough medium-sized chunks, removing the stringy flesh and seeds. Save the seeds in a bowl and set aside.
• Add the chopped squash, carrots and onion to a large baking tray (or divide between two trays if needed).
• Sprinkle all of the spices over the vegetables with a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle over olive oil and rub over the vegetables so everything is evenly coated with spices. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until tender.
• Remove the veg from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Remove the pumpkin from its skin using a spoon, it should be very easy to scoop out. Add the carrot, pumpkin and onion to the pot.
• Add the chicken stock to the pot, bring to a bowl then simmer for 10 minutes.
• Turn off the heat then blitz the soup until completely smooth using an immersion blender.

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP WITH CINNAMON CROUTONS

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.