Cream of Mushroom Soup

[Kathryn Holmes]

What the heck are butter buds??

Dancer^ <siga...@attcanada.net> wrote in message
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> Low-Fat Cream of Mushroom Soup
>
> 3 cups chopped fresh mushrooms
> 1 small onion, diced
> 1 garlic clove
> 1/2 cup fat free chicken broth
> 3 1/2 cups lite evaporated milk
> 2 tablespoons butter buds
> dash of white pepper
> 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
> 1/2 cup skim milk
>
> In large nonstick skillet, saute mushrooms, onion and garlic clove in
broth for
> 3 minutes or until tender. In large nonstick saucepan combine milk, butter
buds,
> mushroom mixture and pepper. Simmer on low-medium heat for 30 minutes. In
gravy
> shaker combine skim milk and flour; shake until smooth. In last 5 minutes
of
> cooking, pour flour mixture into soup slowly until desired thickness is
reached;
> stir constantly. Serve hot. Makes 4 servings.
> Calories 220 Fat 1 g Fiber 1 g.
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[b.ru...@home.com]

Butter buds are a powder that tastes like butter. As I recall they can
be sprinkled on vegetables, or mixed with water. Don't ever try to pour
butter buds over popcorn as you would real butter. (Not that I have
ever tried this!!!) Not too bad a taste if you really can't have the
real thing.