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Sour Cream Bread

This sour cream bread is a yeast bread and is delicious!
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time27 minutes
Total Time2 hours 27 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: Sour Cream Bread
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Judy Yeager

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
  • 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup warm water not hot
  • 2 packages active dry yeast 1/4 ounce or 2 1/4 teaspoons in each package

Instructions

  • Whisk together 4 cups flour, salt, marjoram, oregano and parsley flakes in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine sugar, softened butter, eggs and sour cream mixing with a mixer until smooth.
  • Stir liquid mixture into flour bowl with a spoon. In a small bowl combine warm water and yeast stir with a spoon to dissolve yeast. Pour yeast into flour and continue mixing with a spoon until all ingredients are wet and have come together.
  • Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let rise for 35 minutes in a warm spot. Remove cloth, punch down, pour out on a floured surface using the last 1/2 cup of flour and knead 7 or 8 times, divide into two rounds, place into two greased quart sized bowls turning once so both sides will be greased.
  • Cover with damp cloth and let rise 50 minutes in a warm spot until doubled in size. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 30 minutes until a golden brown.
  • Let cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.
  • Makes 2 small round loaves or 1 large round loaf.

Notes

If you don’t have 2 quart sized round bowls make one large round loaf using an iron skillet or a large, oven-safe bowl or pot.