Butternut Squash Apple Bisque

At the first sight of fall, this soup of butternut squash, apples and crème fraiche is what I crave.   

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped into 1 in cubes

• 3 honeycrisp apples, peeled and quartered

• 2 onions, chopped

• 4 garlic cloves, smashed

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 2 teaspoons salt

• 1 teaspoon pepper

• 6 cups chicken (or vegetable) stock

Instructions

1. Heat oil in large pot. Add squash, apples, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook 10-12 minutes.

2. Add stock and simmer for 1 1/2 hours

3. Blend soup until smooth (I use an immersion blender)

4. Stir in 1/4 cup creme fraiche and serve

Takes 2 hours (30 minutes active)

Serves 8