French Onion Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. 6 oz. thinly sliced onions
3 oz. butter
1 tsp. green pepper
1 tsp. paprika
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 qt. beef bouillon (can or cubes)

Preparation

Melt butter; add onion.
Saute 20 minutes.
Add paprika, pepper, bay leaves and flour.
Stir; mix well over low heat.
Add small amount of bouillon and cook for 5 minutes.
Gradually add rest of bouillon; simmer for 30 minutes or place all ingredients in crock-pot for several hours.
Place slice of French bread in bowl and shredded Provolone or Gruyere cheese.
Brown under broiler.