Recipe: Creamy spiced pumpkin soup warms the season
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| Creamy spiced pumpkin soup is as pretty as it tastes. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) |
It's pumpkin spice season! This creamy pumpkin soup substitutes curry powder and turmeric for the usual cinnamon and cloves.
If you grow pumpkins, you likely have some mashed pumpkin pulp in the freezer. (Of course, canned pumpkin works in this recipe, too; this soup is a variation of a recipe popularized on the back of pumpkin cans more than 30 years ago.)
Got fresh pumpkin? Steam or zap pumpkin pieces in the microwave; scoop out the flesh with a spoon and mash.
Orange-fleshed winter squash such as butternut or acorn also work in this recipe.
Creamy spiced pumpkin soup
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