Sour Cream Chive Bread

This soft bread machine loaf combines sour cream, milk, butter, and fresh chives for a tender crumb and rich savory flavor. It is excellent with soups, salads, or toasted with butter.
This recipe is dinner, scaled for 12 servings, with 10 min prep and 180 min cook.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 180 min · Total: 190 min · Serves: 12
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include milk, sour cream, butter, water.
- Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 12 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk (lukewarm)
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp butter (softened)
- 0.25 cup water (lukewarm)
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 cup fresh chives (finely chopped)
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order recommended by your manufacturer.
- Select the basic bread setting, then choose your preferred crust color and loaf size.
- After about 5 minutes of mixing, check the dough and add 1 to 2 tablespoons of extra water or flour if needed to achieve a soft, slightly tacky dough.
- Allow the bread machine to complete the full cycle.
- Remove the loaf from the pan and cool it on a wire rack before slicing.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 184
- Protein: 6 g
- Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 344 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.