Tomato Basil Soup

Here is our one and only Tomato Basil soup recipe. We think we could make more money selling this recipe than baking bread! Forget making money....here it is! At our cafe, we tried having other soup specials but the customers wouldn't hear of it. People would eat this daily with a side salad or half sandwich. This along with our crusty bread with butter would be a delicious treat for your family this holiday season. Enjoy!

Village Baking Co. Tomato Basil Soup
(Aunt Ha Ha's recipe)

Ingredients:
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic minced
2 peeled carrots, diced
2 (14.5 ounce) cans of diced tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) can of tomato puree
4 cups chicken broth
3 tbs basil
1 tsp salt
4 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2- 1 cup of half and half
Parmesan cheese

Combine first eleven ingredients over medium heat until softened. Process until smooth. Add half and half. To serve later, store pureed ingredients in refrigerator, heat and add half and half right before serving. Add Parmesan cheese.