Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

1. Melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Toss the mushrooms in and saute them until they are brown and soft, adding the salt in the beginning to draw moisture from the mushrooms.

2. Add the flour and get the mushrooms covered in it. Really, you want it to kind of look like a hot mess.

3. Then whisk in milk, garlic, pepper and paprika if you choose to use it.

4. Stir until it starts getting thick but not too thick. Turn off the heat and use in a green bean casserole or anything else you use cream of mushroom soup in.