Recipe for Shepherd’s Pie – Bakers of Nailsea

Ingredients

• 400g minced lamb
• 1 large onion, skinned & chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 50g mushrooms, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 25g plain flour
• 300ml (1/2 pint) lamb or beef stock
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• Salt & pepper
• 700g potatoes, peeled & chopped
• 25g butter
• 60ml (4 tbsp) fresh milk
• 50g cheese, grated