Pumpkin Soup

Here's the best pumpkin soup recipe ever, invented by Loris.   We had an amazing pumpkin (potion) soup at a French vineyard for lunch --- smooth, fluffy, with a second soup of mushroom, again fluffy and cream, and then fine shreds of proscuitto on top.  

This one is quite different but even more delicious.

Ingredients:
Bacon, 3 strips, cut into lardons
Half large yellow onion, chopped
Olive oil (if needed)
2 cups pumpkin, cut into small chunks
Fresh basil
Bay leaf
Sea salt
1/2 cup creme fraiche

Instructions:
In a large pot, render the bacon.
Add oil if needed, add onions, and sauté until soften.
Add 1-1/2 cups water.
Add fresh basil, chopped.
Add bay leaf.
Bring to a boil, and simmer 20 minutes.  Remove from heat.
Blend with an immersion blender.  
Taste and add salt.
Add 1/2 cup creme fraiche, and whisk in.