Apple Cider Pumpkin Bisque

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk (whole milk works best for this recipe, so does using half milk and half buttermilk, but 2% milk work)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 cups apple cider (use 1 cup low- or no-sugar apple juice with 1 cup unsweetened applesauce when cider is not in season)
• nutmeg, for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in saucepan on low heat, don't burn the butter!
• 2 mix in the flour.
• 3 slowly stir in the milk.
• 4 stir constantly over medium heat until thickened. (about 15 minutes or so).
• 5 add pumpkin, mix and heat thoroughly.
• 6 slowly add the cider and fully incorporate.
• 7 sprinkle with some nutmeg to serve.
• 8 for some variation ideas, add some cubed butternut squash or pumpkin, golden delicious apples, and/or orzo. it feels a little empty having nothing but bisque.