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.

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 ...