Mushroom Soup

From the book Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl

Ingredients

Steps

1. Melt the butter in a heavy sauté pan. When the foam subsides, add the onion and sauté until golden. Add the mushrooms and sauté until brown.
2. Stir in the flour and then slowly add the broth, stirring constantly.
3. Heat the half-and-half in a saucepan or in the microwave. Add it to the mushrooms, along with the salt, pepper, nutmeg, and bay leaf. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes; do not boil.
4. Remove the bay leaf and serve.

This content is from the book Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl.