#45+ Cheese and chive sour cream buns

Cheese and chive sour cream buns

Want comfort? Look no further than these squishy soft buns.

I know I have mentioned this before so forgive me for repeating myself, but bread is my ultimate comfort; it’s the highlight of a meal out, it’s the perfect snack, it’s the antidote to sickness, (bread and jam is a fool proof panacea IMO) and it lifts me from my darkest moods - it’s a very wonderful thing.

These buns really are the pinnacle of a soft savoury bun - they’re sublimely tender, light, and pillowy due to the addition of tangzhong - a pre-made roux, incorporated into the final dough which helps to retain moisture in the final bun. The addition of sour cream adds a subtle tang, as well as a melt-in-the-mouth texture, meanwhile the winning combo of cheese and chive is utterly addictive. I could happily snaffle about 3 of these as a snack but they are equally good served as an accompaniment to a dinner party meal or stuffed with your favourite sandwich filling. If that wasn’t enough, baking them in a tear-and-share format yields those wonderfully torn edges which are arguably the best bit AND they keep REALLY well although I tend to freeze them once they have cooled (and defrost as and when I desire) to retain as much freshness as possible, and satisfy any bread emergencies.