Finnish Carrot Soup (Porkkanasosekeitto)

This soothing cream of carrot soup offers a breath of Nordic air in winter, courtesy of root vegetables, dill and the warming taste of brandy.

Though any ‘cream of x’ vegetable soup promises supreme comfort, the Finnish method of carrot soup proper hits the spot. I first enjoyed this in a café on Suomenlinna, one of the fortified islands of…