Stir in the soaked mushrooms and their liquor, the ale, crumbled stock cube ... and season to taste. Spoon the mushroom mixture into a 1.5 litre/2½ pint pie dish and leave to cool before topping ...

Tender beef in a rich sauce made with beer and bacon, topped with crisp, golden puff pastry – this superb steak, mushroom and ale pie is a perfect autumn warmer.

When it comes to pies, I just can't go past a traditional steak filling ... This gives your pie a crisper bottom and stops it getting soggy. If using bought pastry, buy sheets, so you can remove ...

Coat the diced beef in the plain flour Scoop out the softened mushroom, then add the beef and ... cut out circles big enough to line the base of the pie dishes. Line the pie dishes and fill ...

From the traditional steak and ale to the sweet pudding favourite apple pie, the options are endless ... flavour at home - roast chicken and mushroom. And you don't even need to go the supermarket ...