Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients
3 cups bite size pieces bread
1 pumpkin, 9” diameter
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
3/4 cup butter (or less…)
1/2 tsp nutmeg (recipe says 1 tsp…)
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp sage
1 tsp salt
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
5 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 cup cream
Chopped parsley

Notes / Directions
1. Spread bread pieces on baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes or until dry.
2. Cut lid in top of pumpkin and clean out.
3. Combine first butter and salt and rub inside of pumpkin.
4. Sauté onion in second butter over low heat until translucent. Stir in bread pieces and cook 2 minutes.
5. Stir in nutmeg, pepper, sage, and second salt. Remove from heat and mix in cheese.
6. Spoon mixture into pumpkin, pour in broth, place bay leaf on top and put on lid. Place pumpkin in greased baking pan and bake at 375 degrees for 2 hours.
7. Remove bay leaf, mix in cream, and garnish with parsley just before serving.

~ Su