With just four ingredients, no kneading and twenty minutes cooking time, this wholesome little loaf could not be easier to make. Unless, of course, your two year old pulls the glass bowl you’ve been mixing ingredients in off the side and smashes it onto the floor. After two years of next to no television, Nino has recently discovered the delights of Peppa Pig and, more specifically, Mr Bull. A large, loveable rogue, Mr Bull’s primary tasks in life seem to be making noise, digging up roads and breaking things (usually by accident). The perfect role model for a toddler. Needless to say, Nino’s suggestions that ‘Mummy mend it with superglue’ as we stood surrounded – barefoot – by shattered glass were met with a weary raised eyebrow.

Bare foot inspection and broken glass sweeping aside – just be sensible and use a plastic or metal bowl – this fuss free loaf is perfect for making with kids. The flour and baking powder can be weighed and stirred together, salt sprinkled in and yoghurt dolloped after that without any concerns about knocking out air or kneading in a particular fashion. It’s also pretty magical to see a fully fledged loaf emerge from the oven just twenty minutes after making and will quickly satisfy the hungriest tummy if your bread bin and freezer are bare. Even if you don’t have kids, it’s a lovely recipe to have up your sleeve for when you’re short on time and only a freshly baked loaf will do.

Rather than the traditional buttermilk, I’ve used yoghurt here. It’s my go-to for soda bread, primarily because we always have flour in the cupboard and yoghurt in our fridge, and although this loaf is 100% wholemeal the texture is beautifully fluffy. We dug into ours warm mere moments after it came out the oven which – with my serious baking hat on – isn’t advisable: you get a better crumb if you allow the loaf to cool completely before slicing. But with my mum hat on and a hungry, excitable toddler to feed, the steaming hot slices smeared with melting butter tasted pretty damn delicious. Your call.