Mashed soup with croutons in a blender

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the specified products. Fresh greens for serving the finished dish, I have fresh dill greens. I take 10% cream. Salt, pepper to taste, you can add your favorite spices. To prepare the soup, you will need 500 ml of hot water or broth. There are several slices of bread, but this is for guidance, who likes how many crackers in the soup. Turn on the oven to warm up to 190 degrees to cook crackers.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the white bread into small cubes. Spread the sliced bread on a baking sheet in one layer and put it in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Keep an eye on the bread in the oven, mix if necessary. Put the finished crackers in a bowl and cool.

4. Step 4:

   

   In a saucepan with a thick bottom, melt the butter over medium heat. Peel the onion and garlic and chop. You can cut it arbitrarily, since the soup will be mashed, but not large, so as not to increase the cooking time of the soup. Put the chopped onion and garlic in a saucepan with oil and fry until transparent, stirring constantly.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. Put the sliced potatoes in a saucepan with onion and garlic and cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

7. Step 6:

   

   Add bay leaf, salt, pepper to taste to potatoes (I add delicious salt), pour in hot water or broth and put a saucepan with soup on medium heat. Cook the potatoes until soft, depending on the size of the sliced potatoes, 15-20 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   When the potatoes are cooked, remove the bay leaf from it and puree it with a blender. If necessary, add salt, pepper, spices.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour cream into the pureed soup, stir and warm the soup over medium heat for a couple of minutes. If the consistency of the soup seems thick, then you can increase the amount of cream or add hot water.

10. Step 9:

    

    Serve the finished soup hot. Pour the soup into each plate and pour the finished cooled croutons. You can also sprinkle the soup with chopped fresh dill or parsley.