Soupe de Courge

• 1 pumpkin of 6 1/2 to 9 lbs
• 6 to 7 cups croutons
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 quarts of light cream

1. Cut a lid from the top of the pumpkin by cutting around the stem.
2. Remove and discard the seeds and fibers, but be sure to leave behind all meat.
3. Place the croutons and the cheese in a few alternating layers (until you run out) in the pumpkin.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Add the cream and cover well with the "lid.
6. "Bake the pumpkin for 2 hours in a 350F oven.
7. To serve the pumpkin: remove the lid, stir the contents gently with a spoon until the pumpkin flesh and the other ingredients are transformed into a deliciously thick soup.
8. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if necessary.

pumpkin, croutons, gruyere cheese, salt, light cream

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/soupe-de-courge-15427 (may not work)