Creamy Winter Squash Soup: Crema di Zucca

Name: Creamy Winter Squash Soup: Crema di Zucca
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bread, preferably pane di casa; 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 1 pinch Pinch cinnamon; 2 cloves garlic, halved lengthwise; 1 lemon, juiced; 710 milliliters milk; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 907 grams squash (hubbard, butternut, or pumpkin), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons

Creamy Winter Squash Soup: Crem From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up milk, bread crumbs, cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert.

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In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over high heat until the butter foams and subsides.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the bread, working in batches if necessary, and fry over high heat until golden and crispy. Rub each bread slice with the cut side of 1/2 a garlic clove, cut into very small pieces, and set aside.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bread

Dry Seasoning Rub

In a medium stockpot, heat the remaining butter over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Pot

Add the squash, salt and pepper, to taste, cinnamon and lemon juice and cook over medium-high heat for 20 to 25 minutes, until the squash is very soft and broken down.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Squash

Add the bread crumbs and milk and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook over medium-low for 15 minutes, adjust the seasoning and serve immediately over bread pieces.

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Breadcrumbs