2/3 cup raisins soaked in 3 tablespoons vanilla for at least one hour*
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons sugar
3-1/2 cups white bread flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
Select Sweet setting and start machine.
Makes one 1 1/2 pound loaf.
* If you don’t have time to soak the raisins for one hour you can microwave the raisins and vanilla for 1 minute on HIGH or MEDIUM-HIGH in a microwave-safe bowl.