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

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup diced fresh mushrooms (approx 1/4 pound)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 12 cup evaporated milk
• 12 cup milk (nonfat, whole, 2%, Half-n-Half, all work)
• 12 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 4 pinches celery seeds
• 4 pinches garlic powder
• 12 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 2 12 tablespoons sweet rice flour
• 14 cup milk

1. Melt 1 T butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add mushrooms and saute' for 1 minute.
3. Remove mushrooms from pan and reserve.
4. (Mushrooms will now measure approximately 1/2 cup.
5. One half cup of canned, drained mushroom bits can be substituted for mushrooms and 1 T butter, if desired.
6. If so, skip saute' step.)
7. In same saucepan, heat 4 T butter, evaporated milk, and 1/2 cup milk.
8. Stir in onion flakes, celery seed, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
9. Separately, make a smooth paste of the sweet rice flour and 1/4 cup milk.
10. Add paste slowly to the heating mixture.
11. Stir constantly until thickened.
12. Stir in reserved mushrooms and heat through.
13. This is equivalent to one can condensed cream of mushroom soup.
14. May be frozen.
15. 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.
16. NOTE: Use in casserole recipes or add 1 cup milk for soup.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/recipe-ready-condensed-cream-of-soup-homemade-substitute-g-f-29450 (may not work)