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Easy Yoghurt Flatbread Recipe (No Yeast)

These no-yeast yoghurt flatbread are deliciously fluffy and super easy to make. You can use plain all-purpose flour as I do, or simply omit the baking powder if you prefer self-raising flour. Spelt or whole wheat flour also works.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 small flatbread
Calories: 187 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Mediterranean , Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups plain flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (optional)
  • ½ cup thick Greek yoghurt, or natural full-fat yoghurt

Instructions

Make the flatbread dough
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  1. Reserve two tablespoons of flour and place the rest of the flour in a large bowl. Add the baking powder, salt and nigella seeds, and stir to distribute. 
  2. Add the yoghurt. Roughly mix it with a fork and then get in with your hands to form a shaggy ball. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour – one tablespoon at a time.
  3. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and gently knead for a minute. The dough won’t be elastic like bread dough, but it should form a ball of slightly sticky dough. You can also do this in a food processor with a dough blade.
Rest the dough for 15 minutes
  1. Place the dough back in the mixing bowl and cover it with a damp kitchen towel. Leave to rest for 15 minutes.
  2. Heat a dry frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat. It should be large enough to fit one flatbread at a time. 
Roll the dough into thin flatbread
  1. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces for small flatbreads – or 2 for larger flatbreads – and shape each into a dough ball. Keep the dough balls covered under the damp kitchen towel.
  2. Dust your rolling pin lightly with flour and roll the first dough ball out until thin, roughly ⅛ inch (3 mm). It doesn’t need to be perfectly round. 
Cook the flatbread
  1. Once the dry pan is nice and hot, cook one flatbread at a time for 1 – 2 minutes per side.
  2. Move the cooked flatbread to a plate and repeat with the remaining dough balls, stacking the flatbreads as you go.

Notes

  • Depending on your yoghurt or flour, you may need to adjust the wet-to-dry ingredient ratio. If the dough sticks to your hands when kneading, add some of the extra flour. You want a smooth dough ball that does not stick to your hands or the work surface too much (slightly sticky is fine), but it should not be dry and crumbly.
  • If you don’t mind the extra washing up, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook or a food processor with a dough blade to mix the dough.
  • Cover any leftover flatbreads in foil or plastic wrap and store them at room temperature for a day or freeze them in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. 
  • This recipe makes 4 small flatbread or 2 large ones. You can easily double the recipe and make whatever size of flatbreads you prefer – as long as your pan is larger than the flatbread.
  • Depending on your yoghurt or flour, you may need to adjust the wet-to-dry ingredient ratio. If the dough sticks to your hands when kneading, add some of the extra flour. You want a smooth dough ball that does not stick to your hands or the work surface too much (slightly sticky is fine), but it should not be dry and crumbly.
  • If you don’t mind the extra washing up, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook or a food processor with a dough blade to mix the dough.
  • Cover any leftover flatbreads in foil or plastic wrap and store them at room temperature for a day or freeze them in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. 
  • This recipe makes 4 small flatbread or 2 large ones. You can easily double the recipe and make whatever size of flatbreads you prefer – as long as your pan is larger than the flatbread.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1small flatbread Calories 187kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.1g (1%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g Trans Fat 0.003g Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 460mg (19%) Potassium 86mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 1IU (0%) Calcium 123mg (12%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4small flatbread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 187

% Daily Value*

Serving 1small flatbread
Calories 187kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Trans Fat 0.003g 0%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 460mg 19%
Potassium 86mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 1IU 0%
Calcium 123mg 12%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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