Instructions: (Served by eldest daughter to her family on the morning of Dec. 13 which is St. Lucia Day.

Use bread machine set on DOUGH CYCLE At end of program, press clear/stop.

To punch dough down, press start and knead for 60 seconds.

Press clear/stop again.

Remove dough and let rest 5 min before hand shaping.

Sprinkle work surface lightly w/flour.

Divide dough into 2 equal pieces. lightly sprinkle with flour Roll ea piece into 18" rope.

Lay rope on lightly greased 13x9x1" baking pan.

Lay second rope on top, florming a large X Curl each end, toward center, into a coil.

Cover with clean kitchen cloth
Ret rise till dbl in size - about 1-1/2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375
Brush with EGG WASH:
1 lg Egg w/1 tsp water, beaten tog.

Decorate with:
6 blanched Almonds, 6 Dark Raisins
Bake for approx. 25-30 min til golden brown.

REmove from oven, Cool on Rack

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