Roasted Wild Mushroom Soup

• 300g wild mushrooms or shiitake/chestnut mushrooms
• 1 clove of (smoked) garlic
• 2 teaspoons butter (1 teaspoon for roasting mushrooms, 1 teaspoon for making sauce)
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon plain flour
• 500ml (your finest) vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon lemon thyme leaves, finely chopped
• 75g young hard cheese, grated e.g gouda, mild chedda, edam, manchego
• 100ml creme fraiche
• Piment d'Espelette, to taste
• Kosher salt, to taste

1. Brush mushrooms to clean and place on greased roasting tin. Pop in a whole clove of smoked garlic and dot mushrooms with 1 teaspoon of butter. Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until just roasted at 180 degrees centigrade - don't bother preheating the oven! Remove from oven when ready and set a few roasted mushrooms aside for garnishing
2. Heat the other teaspoon of butter in a large saucepan and add the chopped shallots. Saute gently and then add roasted mushrooms, stirring till the shallots are soft and golden.
3. Sprinkle on flour, mix well and continue cooking. Stir well and let flour 'cook' so it loses its 'floury/pasty' taste.
4. Add the stock and lemon thyme in and let the mixture simmer for 20 minutes, then add the piment d'espelette
5. Add cheese and creme fraiche and cook for another 2 minutes until the cheese is melted and the soup is thickened.
6. Whizz in a food-processor or blender till smooth. Adjust salt if necessary and top with roasted mushroom garnish to serve
7. Combine leftovers with pasta to make a bake or use as a sauce on rice, with soft-boiled eggs.

wild mushrooms, clove of, butter, shallots, flour, vegetable stock, lemon thyme, hard cheese, piment despelette, kosher salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/11031-roasted-wild-mushroom-soup (may not work)