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2 Ingredient Dough

10 minutes
4.46 from 288 votes
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by: Joanna Cismaru
10.01.20

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Nothing is easier than this 2 Ingredient Dough recipe! No yeast required, no kneading, just 2 simple ingredients! Featuring simple instructions for dinner rolls, pizza, pretzel bites, and flatbread.

dinner rolls in a cast iron skillet made with 2 ingredient dough

You all know I love to bake up a storm! From cakes to pies, cookies, and, especially, homemade bread. Sometimes I just don’t have the time or energy to make a yeast dough. When I discovered this easy 2 ingredient dough recipe, it totally changed my baking game!

A good friend of mine actually told me about this recipe, and she uses it to make bagels. She couldn’t rave about enough, so I just knew I had to try it.

While I don’t recommend using this recipe to make a full loaf of bread, it’s a great way to make the easiest possible homemade dinner rolls, flatbreads, pizzas, or pretzel bites or even bagels. Time to throw together the most simple recipe you’ve ever seen!

overhead shot of ingredients needed to make 2 ingredient dough

Ingredients

Keep scrolling down to the recipe card for a list of FULL ingredient amounts and instructions or click the “Jump to Recipe” button at the top of the page!

  • Self-rising flour – Check the section below for more details. This is a combination of all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Greek yogurt – Plain. You can use no fat, low fat, or full fat. I prefer using a Greek plain yogurt since I find it’s a bit thicker, but feel free to use whatever yogurt you have in your fridge. The yogurt is usually added to dough to tenderize it. Because of its acidity, yogurt will relax the gluten, thus making the bread more tender.

What is self-rising flour?

This is simply a mixture of all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. You can make your own with 1 cup all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt. Super simple, so if you don’t have self-rising flour in your pantry, don’t worry, you can make it yourself! The baking powder is what actually makes the dough rise when you bake it.

process shots showing how to make 2 ingredient dough and form it into dinner rolls

How to make 2 ingredient dough

There really is only 1 step to making this dough. It’s very easy to make too, I made it in my mixer but if you don’t have one, don’t worry, you can mix it by hand too.

  1. Make dough: Add the flour and yogurt to the bowl of your mixer and mix on medium speed using the dough hook attachment until the dough comes together and comes clean from the side of the bowl. If you don’t have a mixer, add the ingredients to a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until just combined, then use your hands to knead the dough a few times until smooth and comes together.

If you find the dough is too sticky, you can add 1 tablespoon of flour into the dough at a time until it’s smooth. The dough should be a bit sticky though and soft, so when you work with it, make sure you flour your work surface and your hands really well.

dinner rolls fresh out of the oven cooling on a cooling rack

What to make with 2 ingredient dough

There are so many great recipes you can create with this simple dough! Get creative with your dough and try new things. I actually doubled the recipe here and made 8 dinner rolls which were so good, they were gone in minutes. Here are a few basics to have fun with:

Dinner Rolls

  1. Flour your work surface well and place the dough on the floured surface. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces using a dough cutter or a sharp knife, then roll each piece into a roll. Using a sharp knife make a couple small incisions on the top of each bun, that’s about 1/4 inch deep. This is purely to make the dinner rolls look nicer.
  2. Place them in a buttered cast iron skillet or oven safe skillet and transfer them to a preheated oven at 350 F degrees and bake for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

Pizza

  1. Roll the dough out to your desired pizza crust thickness. Add your sauce, cheese, and toppings, then bake at 450F for 12-18 minutes.
bread rolls on a cooling rack

Pretzel bites

  1. Cut the dough in half and roll each piece into a long 1″ thick rope. Cut the ropes into bite sized pieces.
  2. Optional: Dissolve 1 tbsp baking soda into 1/2 cup hot water. Dunk each bite into this mixture and place on a baking sheet.
  3. Brush the bites with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse grain sea salt. Bake at 425F for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Flatbread

  1. Divide the dough into either 6 or 8 equal sized pieces, depending if you want small or large flatbreads. Roll each piece to your desired shape.
  2. Add olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the flatbreads on each side until browned and bubbly.
spreading butter on a dinner roll made with 2 ingredient dough

How to store unbaked 2 ingredient dough

If you want to make this dough in advance, you can. Tightly wrap the dough with plastic wrap. You can also cut it up into portions and wrap them up individually. The dough will last 3 days refrigerated or 1 month frozen. So double up on the recipe and have it ready for whenever you need some dinner rolls.

Whether you’ve stored the dough in the freezer or fridge, let it slowly warm up on the counter to room temperature, still wrapped, before using it.

dinner rolls on a cooling rack with one broken in half

Check out some of my favorite homemade bread recipes:

  • Naan Bread
  • Soft Buttermilk Rolls
  • Irish Soda Bread
  • Pizza Dough Recipe
  • World’s Greatest Soft Pretzels
  • Garlic Parmesan Skillet Rolls
  • No Knead Bread
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2 Ingredient Dough

4.46 from 288 votes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 10 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 4
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Nothing is easier than this 2 Ingredient Dough recipe! No yeast required, no kneading, just 2 simple ingredients! Featuring simple instructions for dinner rolls, pizza, pretzel bites, and flatbread.

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Classic 4.5 Quart Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Make dough: Add the flour and yogurt to the bowl of your mixer and mix on medium speed using the dough hook until the dough comes together and comes clean from the side of the bowl. If you don't have a mixer, add the ingredients to a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until just combined, then use your hands to knead the dough a few times until smooth and comes together.

Recipe Notes

  1. Dough too sticky: Add a tablespoon of flour at a time, until smooth and workable.
  2. Make ahead: Tightly wrap the dough with plastic wrap. You can also cut it up into portions and wrap them up individually. The dough will last 3 days refrigerated or 1 month frozen.
  3. Whether you’ve stored the dough in the freezer or fridge, let it slowly warm up on the counter to room temperature, still wrapped, before using it.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 142kcal (7%)Carbohydrates: 24g (8%)Protein: 9g (18%)Fat: 1g (2%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Cholesterol: 3mg (1%)Sodium: 19mg (1%)Potassium: 102mg (3%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 2g (2%)Calcium: 60mg (6%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
Course:Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine:American
Keyword:2 ingredient dough
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  1. Yin Chan says

    October 22, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    Can I use bread flour?

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      October 23, 2020 at 9:20 am

      You can but you’ll still have to add baking powder and salt in it as mentioned in the post. Bread flour just has a higher gluten formation.

      Reply
  2. Tania Piers-Prinsloo says

    October 3, 2020 at 5:45 am

    5 stars
    I have made flatbread; used it on a braai grid as side for get to gether. I have made buns in the oven. all delicious! I used vanilla youghurt and works just as well.

    Reply
  3. Anne says

    September 22, 2020 at 5:26 am

    Can you substitute whole wheat flour for all purpose flour?

    Reply
    • jo says

      September 22, 2020 at 8:56 am

      I suppose you can but make sure you add baking powder and salt to it.

      Reply
  4. Cee Dee says

    August 4, 2020 at 9:35 am

    Once you have baked these rolls how long do they keep? Also what is the best way to store baked rolls?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      August 4, 2020 at 10:49 am

      Let the cool down fully, then store them in an airtight container or sealable bag at room temperature. They’ll stay fresh for 2-3 days. You can also freeze them if you’d like them to last longer! Thaw at room temp.

      Reply
  5. Lynda says

    August 4, 2020 at 12:19 am

    Can you use regular plain yogurt instead of greek? Can you use all purpose flour or Does it have to be self rising flour? If so, is it still the same recipe? (Regular plain yogurt & all purpose flour is all I have on hand at this moment☺️)

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      August 4, 2020 at 9:55 am

      Plain will work! You need self rising flour as it has baking powder. Check the blog post for info on how to make your own self rising flour!

      Reply
  6. Molly says

    July 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    5 stars
    My husband is in love with it. Made it twice in one night.

    Reply
  7. Molly says

    July 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    5 stars
    Yes I made this and my husband is in love with it. Made it twice in one night.

    Reply
  8. Elisa w says

    July 22, 2020 at 11:32 am

    5 stars
    Can you substitute sour cream for the yogurt?

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team 2 says

      July 22, 2020 at 12:03 pm

      Absolutely!!

      Reply
  9. Peanut says

    July 19, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    Could you use almond flour ?

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      July 20, 2020 at 9:52 am

      Almond flour won’t give a great texture! You can use gluten-free flour.

      Reply
  10. Tina Masiongale says

    July 16, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    I tried the recipe tonight July 16, 2020. I could not believe how good the rolls tasted. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  11. Isabella says

    July 10, 2020 at 5:34 am

    I love this recipe.

    Reply
  12. Jo Harwood says

    June 12, 2020 at 6:26 am

    I used UK self-raising flour, Icelandic yoghurt and metric measurements from recipe – 6 rolls that were really small, like garlic dough balls

    Reply
  13. Renuka says

    June 4, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    I love that I can make bread with items in my cupboard!! I didn’t have Greek yogurt on hand but used regular yogurt. Made the self rising flour myself with Jo’s instructions. Had to add a bit more flour but they turned out delish!

    Reply
  14. Nancy Horrocks says

    May 26, 2020 at 9:33 am

    Hi Jo! I could not get the dough to come away from the side of the mixer. I finally took it out and kneaded it some and then cut the dough. They never rose as they baked…little, hardish rolls! Help!

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      May 26, 2020 at 9:56 am

      You can add a little more flour if needed! If the bag of self rising flour is getting old, then the leavener won’t be as effective. Grab a new bag if that’s the case.

      Reply
      • Nancy Horrocks says

        May 26, 2020 at 5:27 pm

        I made my own self rising flour with salt and baking powder
        Could that have been the problem?

      • Jo Cooks Team says

        May 27, 2020 at 9:52 am

        Yes I think so! Add more baking powder and see if that helps.

  15. Nora Azzi says

    May 7, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    4 stars
    I think I did something wrong. I used yogurt that I drained, and I didn’t use a mixer. I smeared butter in the bottom of the cast iron skillet, but the top didn’t brown at all. I cooked it at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Should I have brushed butter over the top? Otherwise, my family loved it with butter, but not without.

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      May 8, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Every oven is different! You can increase the heat slightly, or turn the broiler on for the last couple minutes to brown the tops.
      To use butter, brush some melted butter over the top of your buns right out of the oven.

      Reply
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