====== Apple-Squash Soup ======
<block small rightalign>Credit: [[user:Celti]]</block>
===== Ingredients =====
  * Six large butternut squash
  * Two large onions
  * Two large carrots
  * 1 lb. salted butter
  * 3 Tbsp. salt
  * 1 Tbsp. pepper
  * Six large apples
  * 9 c. chicken stock
  * 2 c. heavy cream
  * 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme

===== Preparation =====
  * Preheat oven to 400°F.
  * Cut in half and seed the squash, then slice into two-inch wide chunks and arrange on a sheet pan, flesh-side up.
  * Peel and cut the onions and carrots into eighths and add to the pan with the squash.
  * Coat the vegetables with melted butter and season liberally with salt and pepper.
  * Roast the vegetables for 30 to 35 minutes or until flesh is tender.
  * Peel, core, and slice the apples.
  * Add the roasted vegetables (removing the skins from the squash) to a large pot with the apples and stock.
  * Simmer covered for thirty minutes or until the apples are tender.
  * Puree soup with immersion blender.
  * Stir in heavy cream, pepper, and fresh thyme and return to a low simmer.
  * Serve garnished with fresh thyme and a slice of apple.