Vanilla Raisin Bread

For your Breadmaker

1 cup raisins, soaked in vanilla *
1 1/8 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tbl sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbl butter
3 1/2 cups bread flour
2 tsp bread machine yeast

* Soak raisins in about 3 tbls vanilla for at least 1 hour then drain well. For a stronger vanilla flavor, reserve vanilla and use as part of your liquid.

For a variation, coat soaked raisins with sugar and cinnamon.

Add raisins during 2nd cycle.