French Onion Soup

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp butter
• 3 lbs yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsp unbleached wheat flour
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 32 oz (4 cups) beef broth
• 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 4-6 sprigs fresh thyme, bundled and tied with string
• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• Baguette, sliced
• Olive oil
• Cheese, grated (We used Gouda and Swiss.)