Light and airy sour cream dinner rolls.

I love bread, how could I not? I grew up with my Mom making fresh bread almost on a daily basis. Naturally my Mom is always trying new bread recipes so I originally tried one of her sour cream rolls then I craved them so much that I ended up making up my own recipe for them.  I love these Sour Cream Rolls because they have a slightly unique flavor, the sour cream gives it a bit of a tangy flavor after each bite but it’s very mild. The roll itself is light & airy. The inside is soft & moist. I usually end up eating three of them straight from the oven while they are still warm.

Make this recipe with or without the help of a bread machine. When I am making bread I usually end up using my bread machine because I don’t have a mixer with a dough hook & I am usually too lazy to knead it by hand. I usually bake these in a 9×13″ pan but this time I decided to make mine using two cookie sheets.  You can also bake them in a muffin pan, it really just depends on what shape you want your rolls to be. I made mine on a cookie sheet because I wanted them to look more like little hamburger buns.

If your not using a bread machine to mix up the dough, don’t worry, I have the instructions listed below on how to make it without one too.

I shaped the dough into balls then placed them on a cookie sheet to rise but you can also make them in a 9×13″ pan.

After the rolls have been rising for about an hour they are ready to be baked in the oven.

Sour Cream Dinner Rolls Recipe

 

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Prep time

2 hours

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

2 hours 15 mins

 

Author: Katie

Recipe type: Bread

Ingredients

• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour (+1-2 Tablespoons)
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 2¼ Teaspoons quick-rise yeast (or 1 packet of yeast)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup milk
• ¼ cup water
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. If your using a bread machine to mix your dough: add the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, & egg to the bread machine pan. In a microwave safe container add sour cream, milk, water, & butter and microwave for about 30 seconds then add to bread machine pan. Set your machine to "dough" setting then after a few minutes use a rubber spatula to scrap any remaining flour that may be stuck on the sides (this is also a good time to check to see if your dough is too sticky, I had to add an extra tablespoon of flour, you want the dough to look like the 3rd picture I have shown above). Now sit back & let your machine work (usually this setting takes 1-1.5 hours). You can SKIP steps 2-3).
2. If your not using a bread machine start here: In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a microwave safe dish, heat sour cream, water, & milk for 30 seconds; add to dry ingredients. In a separately dish melt 2 tablespoons butter in microwave for 15 seconds & add to flour mixture. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg and ½ cup flour; beat 2 minutes longer. Stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough. (You may need to add 1-2 Tbsp. more of flour if it's too sticky).
3. Place onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased/oiled bowl, turn once to grease the ball of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
4. Punch dough down. Turn onto floured surface; separate into 12 pieces. Shape them into balls. Place in a greased 13x9" baking pan or onto greased cookie sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
5. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until the tops & bottoms are a light golden brown.

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My famous bread! Your probably wondering why is this bread famous? Well that would be because of my daughter. When my daughter was about 5 year old, she would add the word “famous” to anything that she loved. So she started asking is she could have a piece of “famous” bread and the name stuck. She is almost 8 now and still calls it famous bread. This recipe makes two nice sized loaves.

This is how your bread should look after about 5 min in the bread machine.  It should be a ball. If it’s too wet add a little flour and if it’s too dry add some water. Add a tablespoon at a time, until it looks similar to the above picture.

Next you braid the bread. Braid the bread just like you would hair, and then tuck the ends under so it looks nice.

I usually take a cold stick of butter when it’s hot out of the oven and rub it around the top of the loaf. Just a little goes a long way.  Then TRY and wait about 20-30 min. to let it cool before you cut it, otherwise it will squish down.

Famous Braid Bread

 

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Prep time

2 hours

Cook time

17 mins

Total time

2 hours 17 mins

 

Author: Holly

Recipe type: Bread

Ingredients

• 1¼ cup of warm milk (microwave the milk for 1 min.)
• ¼ cup soft butter, not melted
• 3 eggs (at room temperature is best)
• 5½ cups of all purpose flour or bread flour if you have it
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 packet of rapid rise yeast

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to bread machine in the order above.
2. Add warm milk, butter, eggs, flour, sugar, salt, and then yeast.
3. Set machine for dough cycle, this takes about 1½ hours.
4. Preheat oven to 375 convection.
5. Once it is finished put the dough on a floured surface. Break dough into two even pieces.
6. Then take one of the pieces and break into 3 more even pieces.
7. Braid these 3 pieces together and place on half of the greased cookie sheet.
8. Repeat with the other dough and place on cookie sheet. (two can fit on 1 cookie sheet)
9. Let rise in a warm, not hot place for 30-45 min.
10. After risen, if you like the shiny look you can brush with an egg wash. (wisk one egg and 1 T. water) then brush on top of dough.
11. Bake at 375 convection for 15-20 min. should be golden brown.
12. I usually take a cold stick of butter and rub it across the top of the bread when it comes out of the oven, just a little gives the crust a nice buttery flavor.

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