Name: Pumpkin Soup with Gruyère
Yield: 6 to 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 6–8 pound Cinderella, cheese, or Jarrahdale pumpkin; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, finely ground; 2 large pinches piment d'Espelette; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups (packed) grated Gruyère; 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs made from white bread; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 fresh or dried bay leaves; 5–7 cups low-salt chicken stock; Flat-leaf parsley

By Melissa Hamilton and Christopher HirsheimerPhotographer Hirsheimer Hamilton

September 12, 2011

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