Recipe-Ready Condensed Cream of Soup - Homemade Substitute -G F

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup diced fresh mushrooms (approx 1/4 pound)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup milk (nonfat, whole, 2%, Half-n-Half, all work)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 4 pinches celery seeds
• 4 pinches garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sweet rice flour
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 1 T butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat.

2. 2

   Add mushrooms and saute' for 1 minute.

3. 3

   Remove mushrooms from pan and reserve.

4. 4

   (Mushrooms will now measure approximately 1/2 cup. One half cup of canned, drained mushroom bits can be substituted for mushrooms and 1 T butter, if desired. If so, skip saute' step.) In same saucepan, heat 4 T butter, evaporated milk, and 1/2 cup milk.

5. 5

   Stir in onion flakes, celery seed, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Separately, make a smooth paste of the sweet rice flour and 1/4 cup milk.

7. 7

   Add paste slowly to the heating mixture.

8. 8

   Stir constantly until thickened.

9. 9

   Stir in reserved mushrooms and heat through.

10. 10

    This is equivalent to one can condensed cream of mushroom soup.

11. 11

    May be frozen.

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    VARIATION: Substitute 1 cup diced celery for fresh mushrooms for"Cream of Celery Soup" VARIATION: Substitute 1 cup diced raw chicken for fresh mushrooms and saute' for 3 minutes OR substitute 1/2 cup diced COOKED chicken for canned mushrooms.

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    NOTE: Use in casserole recipes or add 1 cup milk for soup.