BAVARIAN CHRISTMAS BREAD
Makes 1 (1 1/2 pound) loaf

3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, cut up
1 tablespoon kirsch or milk
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon active dry yeast (or bread machine yeast)
1/2 cup snipped pitted prunes (or dark raisins)
1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts
FOR THE POWDERED SUGAR ICING: (optional)
2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Add the ingredients for the bread to the bread machine pan according to manufacturer's directions for a 1 1/2-pound loaf. Select the basic white bread cycle.

TO MAKE THE POWDERED SUGAR ICING:
In a small mixing bowl stir together powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough of the 2 to 3 teaspoons milk to make an icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled loaf.

Adapted from source: Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Bread Machine Baking