Cream of Squash Soup with Roasted Bacon and Maple, a recipe by Raphael Vézina on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 200 g / 7 oz bacon slices
• - 2 kg / 4 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into pieces
• - 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• - 150 ml / 5/8 cup maple syrup (preferably amber for its rich flavor)
• - 7 g / 1 Tbsp. five spice powder
• - salt to taste
• - 1 onion, peeled and cut in pieces
• - 60 g / 1/4 cup butter
• - 1 liter / 4 cups maple water