Best Ever French Onion Soup

It took a while, but turned out AMAZING! The gorgeous French loaf that I bought for this, managed to mold before I could make this recipe but that actually turned out to be a blessing because I ended up using Hawaiian rolls instead! OH! MY! GOODNESS! Highly recommend THAT swap out! It added so much flavor!

This was a HUGE hit. The trick is to let it simmer most of the second day until it's reduced by more than half. Trust me, it makes a rich, beefy soup that's much better than the than the one you'll get if you don't. My kids are a bit snobbish about their French Onion soup and they approved. I don't have oven safe individual bowls so once I baked the croutons, I added the cheese and broiled and then we put a cheesy crouton in each bowl. I had a little extra because I was using up a loaf of homemade sourdough so a couple people got two cheesy croutons. Will definitely make again.