YUMMY Pumpkin Soup!!!

"Pumpasoppa"

Ingredients for four or five people:
*4 or 5 lbs any kind of pumpkin/squash (maybe a 1/2 of a medium or a quarter of a big pumpkin)
*2 big yellow onions (the stronger the better because pumpkin is mild)
*3 or 4 big garlic cloves
*1 tblsp olive oil
*1 tblsp butter
*2-3 tsp dried thyme
*2 cups of water
*2 small squares of vegetable bullion
*a little less than a cup whole whipping cream; we usually substitute with milk instead (add milk as needed if soup is too thick in the end)
*2 tblsp tomato paste
*1 tsp salt
*1 tsp veggie salt ( https://www.google.se/search?q=%C3%96rtsalt&client=firefox-a&hs=6cJ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=RYhmUufeLbL54QSs7YCwBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1252&bih=527#imgdii=_ )
*a pinch black and a pinch white pepper
*fresh thyme to sprinkle on top at end
*warmed/plain roasted in a pan pumpkin seeds to sprinkle on top

Instructions:
Peel the pumpkin's skin off with a knife, and take away insides and seeds (roast 'em with salt!).
Chop into 1 or 2 inch squares and put to the side. Peel and finely chop onion and garlic.
Fry up the onion on low warmth with the oil and butter in a big soup pot. Then add in the garlic and dried thyme. Add in the pumpkin at the same time and fry all together for a few minutes. Add about 1 or two cups of water and keep turning. Set the lid on and let it cook up. Stir as needed. As soon as it is soft either smush the whole thing with a potato smusher or put in the the food processor :)

Put the mix back in the pot, and add milk and some whipping cream until it is a creamy soup consistency and keep stirring. Add veggie bouillon, some salt, and white and/or black pepper to taste. Add about 2 tblps of tomato paste, and some veggie salt to taste-optional- (veggies, like pumpkin, take quite a bit of salt for the taste to come through). Add milk if consistency needs it.

When it tastes the way you want it to, serve it with either fresh thyme sprigs or some quickly dry roasted (in a pan) pumpkin seeds on top. Fresh bread is nice to eat to the soup, with butter or cheese on top!

Enjoy!!!

:D Happy Holidays!