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