Pumpkin Soup With Caramelized Apple Croutons Recipe

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 med onion diced
• 1 x leek (white part only) diced
• 2 x carrots diced
• 1 med pie pumpkin (2 1/2- to 3-lb.)
• 2 quart chicken broth
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 tsp grnd allspice
• 1/4 tsp grnd ginger Caramelized Apple Croutons
• 8 slc French bread (1/4" thick)
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 3 x apples peeled and diced
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 c. heavy cream

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