Roasted Winter Squash Soup – Wisconsin Local Food

Ingredients

• 2.5 # Winter squash
• 4 tbsp. Butter
• One ea. White onion, diced – 1 1/2 cups
• 2 clove Garlic, smashed
• 1/2 ea. Leek, white, and light green, sliced half-moons
• 1 ea. Carrot, diced
• 1 ea. Small russet potato, diced
• 1/4 tea. Cardamom or cinnamon, ground
• 1/2 ea. Zest and juice of orange (optional)
• 4.5 cups Vegetable stock or chicken
• 1 tea. Salt
• 1/4 tea. White pepper, freshly ground
• 1/4 cup Whipping cream
• Maple syrup