Grandfather's Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 -3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 cups water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup plain flour (all purpose flour)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup cream or 1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large pot over moderate heat and saute onion until tender but not brown (about 5 minutes).
• 2 add potatoes, water and salt and bring to a simmer.
• 3 meanwhile, mix the remaining butter, flour and enough milk to make a stiff dough.
• 4 drop pea size balls of the dough into the soup.
• 5 cook until potatoes are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
• 6 stir in the cream, milk or half and half.
• 7 return to simmer before serving.