Cheese and Bacon Gnocchi Bake

Serves

Ingredients

1.	Grill the bacon then drain on kitchen roll. Once it is cooled, cut into small pieces and set aside
2.	Boil the potatoes in some lightly salted water. Drain and mash until smooth
3.	Mix in the flour, thyme and garlic then set to one side to cool
4.	Once cooled, dust a work surface liberally with plain flour, and roll the potato mixture into long thin sausages
5.	Cut every 2.5 cm (1 inch). Press and roll the dumpling against the tines of a fork
6.	Add the gnocchi to boiling water, and cook for 2-3 minutes, in batches. When they float to the surface, they are done.
7.	Scoop them out with a slotted spoon or spider sieve, and place into an oven proof dish
8.	Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5 / 190°C / 375°F
9.	Melt the butter in a saute pan, and then add the flour and mustard powder. Stir over the heat for a few minutes to cook the flour
10.	Add the milk a little at a time, whisking until smooth between each addition.
11.	Add the spinach, and half the cheese
12.	Pour the sauce over the gnocchi and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and cooked bacon
13.	Bake for 20 minutes