The Bakinglady 

As the weather Gets colder A lovely, warming bowl of hearty soup is the perfect food to warm the cockles of your heart. Hot, filling, tasty and cheap, soup is the perfect one pot meal that will fill bellies, especially when served with a lovely chunk of fresh bread or crispy croutons, made with bread ends x

What you need

1 medium onion finely chopped

85g of butter or margarine

500g mushrooms, sliced

85g plain flour

2 vegetable or chicken stock cubes

1ltr boiling water

Salt and black pepper to taste

2-4 tablespoons of cream, depending on how you like it

Fry the diced onion in the butter or margarine for 5 minutes over a medium heat , until just beginning to colour and soften. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes, until they start to release their juice.

Sprinkle the flour over and give it a really good stir then add 1/4 of the water, stirring really well to ensure there are no lumps of flour. Add the remainder of the water with the stick cubes. Bring to the boil then turn the heat down to a simmer and simmer for 15 minutes, check the seasoning and add the cream.