Chewy inside, crusty outside. Nothing sour at all about the flavor. Used rye in lieu of barley because of availability. Had to add 2 T of water at 5 min. Good bread. A keeper.

I don't know what happened. Everyone else seems to have had good luck with this bread. Mine came out low and flat on top with a sinking center. Every other bread recipe I have tried from Allrecipes has been excellent I was really anticipating a good product. What did I do wrong? Any suggestions?

This is great! Not quite sourdough, but that's why it's pseudo sourdough. The sour cream does add a little bit of sour tang to it. I didn't have barley flour so I used all bread flour and this is the first time I ever used my husband's breadmachine, so easy!! I'm eating my first slice now...sorry I couldn't wait for it to cool down. Thank you!

Wow, this bread is excellent! I kept it at the 1.5 lb loaf size, and I'm glad I did because scaled to 2 lbs it would have outgrown my machine! I increased the sour cream to 1 cup since my machine is a convection and tends to dry out bread. I didn't have barley flour (I can't have it) so I just all purpose non-bleached whole wheat flour for all of the flour. I used flax seed oil, added some wheat germ and flax meal, and also 1 Tbsp of vital wheat gluten (could be why it was soooo light & fluffy!). I don't know if it was the extra sour cream, but it did taste "sour". I loved the texture much more than true sourdough and wow - what an easy recipe!

This is so good! It's not sourdough, but it's incredibly flavorful. I make it with whole wheat flour, and add flax seeds. This is the only wheat bread I can get my kids to eat. My new defacto bread recipe!!!

This tastes just like real sourdough bread & is really easy to make. I don't use the potato flakes & it turns out just fine.

this is the best bread machine bread i've ever made. Very Although it wasn't much like sourdough, it was very moist and flavorful . I made a two pound recipe for my two pound bread machine, but I would recommend using only a recipe for 1 1/2 lb. loaf. It was pushing on the top of my machine! I also liked the lighter crust. It seems no matter what my breads come out with a really hard crust, and thats using the basic setting (1), but this crust was much softer. will make again!

This is yummy bread, sweet with a very mild tang. I made it for dinner guests and we gobbled up the whole loaf. Will make it again. I didn't give it 5 stars just because I wouldn't call it sourdough- it wasn't tangy enough for that. I did use 3 cups of bread flour instead of the barley flour...maybe barley would make it tangier....I also used olive oil instead of vegetable oil.

I've made a lot of bread and this is one of my favorites!

Like people said, not super sourdoughy, but I disagree that it's just like regular white bread. It has a tang to it and has much more flavor than a regular loaf of white bread. It also rises well, has a great crust, and is nice and soft inside. Makes a great sandwich and also makes **amazing** french toast. I highly recommend this bread.

I have made this recipe before, and it makes a good loaf of bread. Not too sourdough-y, but a good loaf of white bread.

This is the perfect recipe for bread in the bread maker. So easy and turns out GREAT!

This was very tasty for a quick recipe and for what I had on hand. I did have to substitute AP Flour for Bread Flour...which probably made for a denser loaf...but still yummy. Althought next time I will make sure to use bread flour. The only hint I have - I didn't have time to wait for sour cream to come to room temp. So, I used very hot water, wisked the sour cream with it, tested the temp and it was perfect...plus, I think it made the bread combine quicker. Will do again.

The bread came out fine, but didn't taste like sourdough one bit, more like a regular white bread.

this bread turned out beautiful and tasted great!

This recipe is fantastic. I used all bread machine flour because I didn't have any barley flour either. I also used low fat sour cream. Honestly you couldn't tell the diffence. Also, after the first kneading and rise, I added one small onion chopped up to the bread machine and let it work into the loaf on it's own. It made the house smell wonderful and gave the bread an absolutely fabulous taste. I am so impressed with this recipe. You have to try it.