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4.38 from 298 votes
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2 Ingredient Dough

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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:

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

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2 Ingredient Dough

4.38 from 298 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
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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. Kenna says

    November 21, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Hi there! Thanks for the recipe. I need some help troubleshooting. I used the 1:1 ratio of whole milk plain Greek yogurt to self-Rising flour and the dough was way too soft to knead. I kept adding a tbsp of flour, just so I could get it out of the bowl to knead it a little. I added sooooooo much flour and finally gave up and dumped it onto a well-floured surface. It was still so sticky and soaked up a massive amount of flour as I mixed. Do you have any ideas as to what I might have done wrong? I am certain I used 1cup flour and one cup yogurt. Thank you in advance!

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 21, 2021 at 5:16 pm

      It is quite a sticky dough. One trick I know of is to rest the dough in the fridge for an hour, it should help. Also flour your hands and the rolling pin if using, really well.

      Reply
  2. Jessica says

    September 11, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    I made it . Delicious.
    Question: could I add sugar to make it a sweet roll?

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      September 12, 2021 at 10:53 am

      You probably could, haven’t tried it myself.

      Reply
  3. Penny says

    August 9, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    How long do u rise them ? I didn’t see it in the instructions..unless I missed something? Thx they look yummy

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      August 9, 2021 at 5:29 pm

      You don’t have to rise them!

      Reply
  4. Donna M Young says

    June 27, 2021 at 8:45 am

    This is my favorite recipe. I use this dough recipe for many things., (pretzels, bagels, cinnamon rolls). The choices are endless. However, I never thought about a dinner roll. What a great idea. I also cut them into strips sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar on them and my grandchild love them.

    Reply
    • Aaron C. says

      August 6, 2021 at 4:18 pm

      Do you know if the rolls can be stored in the fridge after making?

      Reply
      • Joanna Cismaru says

        August 7, 2021 at 11:30 am

        Yes, for sure.

  5. Pearl says

    May 28, 2021 at 1:51 am

    This recipe looks great. I wanted to know if this recipe can be used to make dinner rolls using gluten free self raising flour instead of regular self raising flour. Also, I have a microwave convection oven and not a regular oven. Would it work for making dinner rolls?

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team AMJ says

      May 28, 2021 at 9:57 am

      Hi Pearl,

      Yes, you can definitely make dinner rolls with what you have. The gluten-free flour would be a substitute of 1:1 so no worries around amount, and the microwave convection oven should work as well to bake the rolls. Just make sure you are using it as a traditional oven: preheat to 425F, then when ready place the pan on the lowest rack and cook the bread for 21 to 23 minutes on the low mix/bake setting.
      Let us know how this turns out!

      Reply
  6. Sam says

    April 13, 2021 at 11:46 am

    I’m going to try this with flavored greek yogurt because that’s all I have. I like to experiment and see how slight changed can make a big (or small) difference :). Haha definitely not expecting them for a dinner roll but something fun and different

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team AMJ says

      April 14, 2021 at 9:12 am

      That’s sounds like a fun experiment! You have to let us know how it turns out 🙂

      Reply
      • Sam says

        April 14, 2021 at 9:48 am

        It turned out so well. My girls loved it! I will have to try other flavors (haha and the original recipe)

      • Joanna Cismaru says

        April 14, 2021 at 10:21 am

        I’m so glad to hear it!

  7. fleur says

    February 26, 2021 at 11:37 am

    5 stars
    I made this recipe and will be making more of it easy peasy :). I like easy simple recipes. Thanks Jo.

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      February 26, 2021 at 11:49 am

      We are so happy you liked it!

      Reply
  8. Laurie says

    February 22, 2021 at 6:28 pm

    5 stars
    Made rolls tonite, will try variations in the future! I think it would be great with some Italian herbs & shredded cheddar.

    Reply
  9. Midge Bristow says

    January 29, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    4 stars
    I enjoyed making the PRETZEL BITES. I tried with the baking soda wash, and without. Not enough difference between the two. The bites with the soda wasn’t quite as crusty, but may have been more about the time left in the oven. For added flavor, tried half of the bites, adding garlic salt into the dough, to add just a little bit more flavor. Thank you for this quick dough!

    Reply
  10. Retno says

    November 30, 2020 at 10:25 pm

    A life saver recipes during morning hassle. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  11. Paulette James says

    November 25, 2020 at 8:34 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely divine bread rolls. Simply delicious

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 25, 2020 at 8:51 am

      I’m so glad you liked them!

      Reply
  12. Emily says

    November 19, 2020 at 8:00 pm

    5 stars
    Hi! I don’t have yogurt. Can use whipping cream or coconut cream?

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 20, 2020 at 8:51 am

      I don’t think that will work.

      Reply
  13. Norizah Abidin says

    November 11, 2020 at 6:59 am

    5 stars
    I have made this for a first time! And i made it right! Thank you for the easiest recipe!

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 11, 2020 at 9:55 am

      My pleasure!

      Reply
  14. Kirilie says

    November 1, 2020 at 3:20 pm

    Do you let it rise on bench/fridge or can I cook it straight from refridgerator. Also what temperature do you have your oven at?

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 1, 2020 at 6:15 pm

      You can bake with it right away. There’s information on how to use it under “What to make with 2 ingredient dough” in the post.

      Reply
  15. Willee says

    November 1, 2020 at 8:49 am

    4 stars
    one cup of flour to make 8 rolls? that didn’t sound right but the first time I make a recipe I follow the directions, exactly. the ingredients made enough dough for 4 medium sized dinner rolls. I buttered the tops a little and baked in a buttered cast iron skillet. the rolls were very brown on the bottom but barely browned on top. The rolls were delicious, this makes a bvery tasty roll, but I advise doubling the amounts if you want 8 rolls and increase the heat for browning.

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 1, 2020 at 9:22 am

      As mentioned in the post I doubled the recipe to get 8 rolls.

      Reply
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