Creamy Baked Potato Soup

4 tb Butter
4 tb Flour
1 md Onion; peeled and chopped
6 c Milk
1/2 ts Thyme leaves
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 Smoked ham hock (or 1 ham bo
1 c Mashed potatoes

In a dutch oven, heat butter and saute onions until lightly browned. Add flour and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add milk stirring until mixture is smooth and begins to thickens lightly. Add thyme leaves, smoked ham hock, and mashed potatoes. Place covered in a preheated 350-degree oven and bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender. If soup is too thick thin with a little cold milk. Season with salt and pepper and garnish individual bowls with chopped fresh parsley and grated carrot.

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