Last time I made homemade bread, I decided to try something different. One of these days I am going to make a from scratch sour dough bread but for now I made a bread with sour cream and chives! This is a very simple bread to make with lots of flavour.

I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we enjoyed eating it!

Sandie

Here are the ingredients I used.

I added all of the ingredients to the bowl of my stand mixer.

Mixed it and then let it knead for about 5 minutes, until I had a smooth, elastic dough.

I placed the dough in a greased bowl, covered it and let it rise for about 1 hour.

After the hour, I shaped it into a loaf in a parchment paper lined loaf pan and let it rise an additional 15 minutes.

I baked it at 375 degrees for 25 minutes and removed it from the oven to let it cool.

I sliced it and served it with dinner.

Recipe

Sour Cream & Chives Bread

Preparation Time: 20 minutes  Rising Time: 1 hour 15 minutes  Baking Time: 25 minutes  Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup milk (microwaved 45 seconds)
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup finely chopped chives
• 2 1/2 tsp. yeast

Directions

1. In bowl of stand mixer, add all ingredients and mix to form a ball, dough should be coming away from sides of bowl.
2. Knead for 5 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic.
3. Place dough in greased bowl, covered, for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
4. Shape dough into loaf shape and place in prepared loaf pan.
5. Allow to rise an additional 15 minutes.
6. Bake at 375 degrees until cooked through and top is lightly browned.
7. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before removing from pan and slicing.