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Nanna Pat's Golden Layer Bake

Morning Live viewer Nanna Pat sent us in this recipe for her Golden Layer Bake. Nanna Pat says it makes a meal for two adults, and she suggests serving it with green veg.

Ingredients

• ¼ pint of milk
• 1 egg
• 2 sausages (herby or spicy work well – good quality if possible)
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 2oz of Cheese (60g)
• 1 large potato
• 1 tbsp plain or self-raising flour
• Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Cook the peeled and sliced potato and carrot in boiling water for about 5 mins with a little salt. You are only partly cooking.
  2. Slice the potatoes fairly thickly. Strain and put to one side.
  3. Heat a little oil in a frying pan, cook the sausages and onion for about 5 mins put to one side.
  4. Grate the cheese and slice the sausages.
  5. Blend your flour with a little of the milk, then gradually add the rest.
  6. Beat the egg and add to milk and flour. Mix well with a little salt and pepper.
  7. Put a layer of potato and carrot in the bottom of a greased oven proof dish which is at least 11/2 pint capacity. Cover with the onion and sliced sausages.
  8. Sprinkle on a little of the cheese.
  9. Top with remaining potato and carrot.
  10. Pour over milk mixture, stir first as it may have settled. Sprinkle the top with remaining cheese.
  11. Bake at mark 3 or 160 degrees for about 1 ½ hours.
  12. The time will vary a bit depending on size of dish. You will know it’s cooked when the savoury custard is set.
  13. You can double the quantity, it will then serve 4-5 dish will need to be at least 3 pint capacity. Do more layers if necessary.