This soda bread with yogurt is a great quick bread to serve with homemade soups and stews. It takes less than an hour to make so is ideal for busy weeknights.
I'm a huge fan of homemade bread. I can't resist the smell and if there's fresh bread I really don't need anything else for dinner except some butter and cheese. However, homemade bread does take time. For most yeasted breads you need to allow time to knead the dough and for it to rise too.
Great for busy weeknights
The great thing about soda bread is that it needs no time to proof. It's quick to make and bakes fairly quickly too. What could be better? This recipe for homemade soda bread with yogurt can be on the table in under an hour! I can make it in about 45 minutes.
Do you need buttermilk for soda bread?
Normally soda bread is made with buttermilk. However, I don't regularly buy buttermilk unless I'm planning a recipe that needs it. I do however always have a big pot of natural yogurt in the fridge. I use it with salads and curries and in my kitchen it's one of those ingredients I would rarely run out of.
That means if I want to make quick bread at the last minute to go with our dinner, this yogurt soda bread is the perfect recipe!
However, if you want to use buttermilk then use 250ml instead of the yogurt and water that I've used.
What is this soda bread like?
The texture of this soda bread is a bit more crumbly and cakey than a yeasted bread. It's more like a scone. It is a bit heavier too and quite filling, although that is partly my fault for eating so much of it! It's best eaten fresh and is absolutely delicious warm with homemade soup. You can keep it for about 3 days though but personally I love it most when it's fresh from the oven.
Can you adapt this soda bread?
As I mentioned about, you can use buttermilk instead of yogurt and water.
This recipe is for a plain white soda bread so it's a great recipe to use as a base and then adapt. You can experiment with different flavours by adding extras such as seeds, olives, sun dried tomatoes or herbs.
Recipe
Soda Bread with Yogurt
Ingredients
- 500 g plain white flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 55 g butter
- 125 ml yogurt
- 125 ml water
Instructions
- Put the oven on to heat up to 220C and put a baking tray in the oven ready to bake the bread on.
- Chop up the butter and put it in the mixer bowl with the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Mix on a low speed until the ingredients have combined.
- Add the liquid ingredients and continue to mix until a soft dough forms. Increase the speed a little and continue to mix for 2 minutes.
- Flour a work surface and shape the dough into a round, about 2 ½ cm thick.
- Transfer the dough onto the hot baking tray. Cut down into the dough to make a deep cross on the top.
- Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Nutrition
More Homemade Quick Bread Recipes
For a richer quick bread then why not try my garlic and herb butter quick bread? It's a great alternative to bought garlic bread. If you like different flavoured breads then I've also got a lovely recipe for tomato and nigella seed soda bread.
Or if you like traditional bread then how about trying these basic bread rolls? They're also lovely with soup.
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When did I first make this soda bread?
I first make this soda bread as part of the Random Recipe challenge, which used to be hosted by Dom over at Belleau Kitchen. I adapted this recipe from The Andrew James Food Mixer Cookbook .
Places I'm sharing this easy yogurt soda bread
Cook Once Eat Twice here at Searching for Spice.
Chriselle Semper
This is my first time making it, as I leave this comment it's in the oven. I love yeast breads but since the lockdown here in Porto it's hard to find yeast in the supermarket. It was easy enough and loved that there's wasn't waiting to deal with like yeast doughs. It looks very rustic and the flat smells wonderful! Can't wait to try it out. Thanks loads for this recipe 🙂
Corina Blum
I hope it tastes as good as it smells! I agree that freshly baked bread smells amazing and it is great to be able to still make it without yeast!
Michelle
I make soda bread at least once a week, I often substitute yoghurt for buttermilk. It's perfect for when you can't get proper buttermilk. And I totally agree, there is nothing better than warm soda bread with lots of butter 😉
Corina Blum
Thanks Michelle! I am impressed you make it so often. I would love to experiment with some more different flavours soon.
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook
Nothing beats freshly baked bread and this one looks so good - perfect with butter or jam! Thanks for sharing, Corina.
Corina Blum
Thanks Jhuls! I'm so pleased you like it. I need to make more bread I think as we're eating so many soups at the moment and nothing beats freshly baked bread with homemade soup!
Julie
I love yeast free quick breads! Like you said, so perfect for weeknights - we wouldn't be eating until midnight if I had to proof bread after I get home from work.
Corina Blum
Exactly!
Krista Price
I've never made soda bread before, but now I feel like I need to. I didn't realize how quick and easy it is. Definitely saving this one for my St. Patrick's day spread! 🙂
Corina Blum
This would be great for St Patrick's Day!
Tammy
My mind is blown! What an awesome idea! I cannot wait to make this. I've made pizza dough with yogurt it's one of the best secrets when it comes to quick doughs. Pinning this for later <3
Corina Blum
Now I need to make a quickbread pizza dough with yogurt! You've reminded me that it's too long since I made pizza from scratch.
Ruchi
So easy to make! I would love to serve it for my family with a soup or for breakfast with butter.
Corina Blum
We had it with soup and then the leftovers for breakfast the next day! It's lovely lightly toasted with some butter on.
Eileen Kelly
I make traditional soda bread with buttermilk regularly. I love your recipe using yogurt. Healthy, full of flavor and easy!
Corina Blum
I will have to try a traditional soda bread with buttermilk recipe again soon too!
Lorie
Didn’t realize that yogurt was a great sub for buttermilk. This changes everything for me!
Corina Blum
yes yogurt thinned down with water works really well in place of buttermilk, which is great as I rarely buy buttermilk but always have yogurt in the fridge!
Jennifer
This is the BEST soda bread recipe EVER!!! My family loved it...this will be my go-to recipe!!!
Corina Blum
Thanks so much Jennifer!
Donna
I LOVE soda bread, I grew up with it in Ireland and it always gives me the warm and fuzzies when I take the time to make some myself. So easy as well, I dont have the patience for a lot of the yeasted breads that take forever to come together through all the rises.
Corina Blum
I have to admit that I do prefer yeasted breads if I had to choose but soda bread is just so easy and absolutely delicious freshly baked.
Lauren
Fresh baked bread is the best!! I’ve never made soda bread before but I love that this uses water and yogurt since those are a guarantee ingredient to be available!
Corina Blum
It is good to have fresh bread isn't it! I love the way it always makes the kitchen smell good too.
Jacque Hastert
This would be perfect as a side dish for St. Patrick's Day. Pinning for later.
Corina Blum
It would! I hope you manage to try it later this year.
Denise
I am always envious of people who can bake good bread....this looks delicious and I wish I had a piece right in front of me right now!
Corina Blum
Thanks Denise! I wish I had some left over for myself right now too!
Kelly Anthony
Making bread always seems intimidating to me but your easy to follow directions make it look so simple and easy. I can't wait to make this soda bread for my family.
Corina Blum
Thank you so much! It is a shame that people are often intimidated by bread making but yes, soda bread is an easy choice to begin with.
Danielle Wolter
I am finally starting to get into bread making this year. This is a great way to get started!!
Corina Blum
There's nothing better than homemade bread sometimes! At least soda bread is nice and easy if you don't have a lot of time.
Veena Azmanov
This bread looks so yummy and filling. Love the use of Yogurt to it. Healthy too.
Corina Blum
Thanks! It is lovely to know that it's a healthy choice too.
Emmeline
This looks yummy! I love that it's so quick to make - will keep this in mind for those nights when I really, really want some fresh bread with my soup but don't have too much time. Thank you!
Corina Blum
That is exactly when I love to make this bread. I can usually find ingredients in the house to make soup at the last minute but rarely have fresh bread unless I make it myself!
Amy | The Cook Report
This bread looks delicious, I need to give it a go!
Corina Blum
I hope you like it! It's great with soup.
Suzanne
This looks like a delicious soda bread! I adore the stuff, which I think must be my Irish genes coming to the fore. I agree with you on the preference for yeasted bread, but this is a useful one to satisfy those bread cravings, quickly. Thanks for visiting my blog!
lawstudentcook
I understanding bending the rules a bit with Random Recipes . . . 😛
My random recipe this month is REALLY sweet. I think I'll be making it htis week.
Your soda bread looks delicious. I love bready-bread too, but I don't think I've actually had soda bread before.
Dominic Franks (@belleaukitchen)
oooh, i've never heard of this chef before, the book looks interesting though and soda bread is one of my all time favourites... so simple but sooo tasty.. thanks so much for the entry, thanks for all your random recipes support over the years and happy new year!
Corina
Happy New year to you too! Andrew James is actually the make of the food mixer though and I've just looked at the book again and it's actually written by Norma Miller.
nevernotlaura
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving the first ever comment to the first ever post! Your soda bread looks really delicious but I agree with you - I prefer a more bready bread 🙂
Corina
Thank you for visiting and good luck with your new blog.