1/2 cup milk
          1/4 cup margarine or butter
          2    eggs
          1    tsp. vanilla extract
          1/2  tsp. salt
          1/2  cup sugar
          3-31/4 cups bread flour
          1 1/2 tsp. yeast

          FILLING
          1/4 cup sugar
          1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
          1/2 cup raisins

          egg wash and sugar for sprinkling over top

               Place milk, margarine, eggs, vanilla, salt, sugar, flour, and yeast
          in the bread machine pan in the order listed.  Make dough on dough cycle.
               Remove dough from machine and shape into 3 long, thin rectangles.
          Mix sugar, nuts and raisins.  Spread 1/3 of the nut-raisin mixture along the
          middle of each rectangle and fold dough over filling to encase it.  Braid
          rectangles together and place in a lightly greased loaf pan.  Let rise for
          about 30 minutes.  Brush with lightly beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
          Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until brown.
          Makes one loaf.

          The second time I made the loaf I added more nuts and it was much better,
          I have also only used pecans so I don't know if walnuts would have a
          stronger flavor.  Rather than sprinkling sugar over the bread before baking
          you can also sift powdered sugar over after baking, I prefer the sugar while
          baking because it is less messy to eat.   ;-)