Apple And Butternut Squash Bisque - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs butternut squash, peeled,seeded
2 tart granny smith apples, peeled,cored
1 onion, chopped
1 pinch rosemary
1 pinch marjoram
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 quart chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups half-and-half

Preparation

Combine squash, apples, onion, rosemary, marjoram, salt, sugar, pepper and stock in heavy saucepan.
Bring to a boil and simmer 1 hour.
Strain squash and apples from soup, puree in electric blender and return to soup.
Melt butter in a separate saucepan.
Add flour, mix well and pour soup through a strainer over the flour mixture, a little at a time.
Stir well with a whisk.
Bring to a boil.
Stir half-and-half into soup and heat through but do not boil.