Almond-Chocolate Chip Bread

1 cup  plus 2 tablespoons water   

2  tablespoons  margarine or butter -- softened      

1/2 teaspoon  vanilla   

3 cups  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 yeast     

1/3 cup  sliced almonds

method;
Make 1 1/2-pound recipe for bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 1-pound recipe for bread machines that use 2 cups flour.

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. Do not use delay cycles. 

Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.