Ingredients

1

cup plus 2 tablespoons water

2

tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

3

cups Gold Medal™ Better for Bread™ flour

3/4

cup semisweet chocolate chips

3

tablespoons sugar

1

tablespoon dry milk

3/4

teaspoon salt

1 1/2

teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast

1/3

cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except almonds in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add almonds at the Raisin/Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends.

Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.