Cheddar Soup - Anderson Dairy

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons Andersons Salted Butter
• ½ cup sifted Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups Andersons milk, heated
• 2 cups half-and-half or reduced-fat chicken broth, heated
• 1½ cups Sharp Cheddar, diced
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard
• ¼ teaspoon each salt and ground black pepper
• Crumbled bacon or chopped hard-boiled egg for garnish (optional)