Creamy Mushroom Soup with Blue Cheese Toasts Recipe

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped yellow onion
• 1/4 cup dry marsala wine
• 1 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 4 thyme sprigs, leaves removed
• 1 pound white mushrooms, 1 pound baby bella, sliced (about 12 cups)
• 4 cups mushroom broth or water
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 10 to 15 thin baguette slices
• 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 2/3 cup)

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. When foaming subsides, add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Add sherry and cook until alcohol smell has dissipated, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add garlic, thyme leaves, and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are shrunken and nearly covered in liquid, about 20 minutes. Add broth or water and cook until flavors have melded, about 30 minutes.
3. Process soup in a blender until smooth (you may have to do this in batches), then return to the pot over low heat. Add cream and bring to a simmer. Add lemon juice and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 
4. Heat the broiler, top baguette slices with 1 to 2 teaspoons blue cheese each, and place on a baking sheet. Broil until cheese is bubbly and toast is crisp, about 1 to 2 minutes. Float 2 to 3 toasts in each bowl and serve.