Wild Mushroom Chowder with Leeks and Bacon

Ingredients

• 6 oz bacon (optional sliced into ½ inch strips)
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 12 oz fresh wild or cultivated mushrooms *see note
• 8 oz Yukon gold potatoes diced ½ inch (2 cups)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 4 oz 1 small finely chopped onion
• 4 oz 1 rib celery (trimmed and diced ½ inch)
• 3 oz 1 small leek
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 cups light colored chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 Tablespoons crumbled dried mushrooms (such as porcini (optional-*see note below))
• Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
• Fresh chopped herbs especially chives (dill, or tarragon)
• Wedges of fresh lemon
• oyster crackers optional

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