Image of unrecognisable person's hand holding a metal sieve, icing sugar sifted onto pile homemade, mince pies with star shaped pastry lids on hessian mat, festive Christmas dessert of crispy pastry filled with sweet mincemeat, red berries, pine cones - Stockfoto

Stock photo showing close-up view of hessian mat with a stack of individual mince pies made with homemade short crust pastry glazed with an egg wash. The pies have been topped with pastry star detail, hiding the sweet mincemeat (mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices) filling.