French Onion Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. yellow onions
3 Tbsp. butter or oleo
1/4 tsp. black pepper (coarse)
1 Tbsp. flour (regular)
3 cans beef broth
3 c. water
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
French bread (8 slices)
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
1 c. Swiss cheese, grated

Preparation

Peel onions, slice thinly (about 5 cups).
Put butter in a 4-quart saucepan; heat over moderately high heat until butter melts.
Add onions and pepper to butter.
Saute onion mixture, stirring often
until onions are a light golden brown.
Sprinkle onions with flour; stir until all traces of flour disappear.
Cook 1 minute longer, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Gradually add beef broth, stirring onion mixture all the time; stir in water and bay leaf.
Return to moderately high heat. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to low. Cook onion soup, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes.
Discard bay leaf; add salt and pepper to taste.