This two ingredient dough recipe is super simple to make with no yeast! Just mix it up, knead the dough, and use it as you want. Here are several easy two ingredient dough recipes your family will love from snacks to dinner recipes.
What Is Two Ingredient Dough?
Two ingredient dough is a simple combination of self-rising flour and Greek yogurt. I first heard about it from a woman who used it to make two ingredient bagels.
I had to try making them and my family loved them. So, I kept on making the no yeast dough and trying it for different recipes. To my surprise, they all turned out great!
Two ingredient dough is that it is so versatile, and today I’m sharing how to make different recipes with the dough.
How To Make
Step One: Ingredients
Put self-rising flour and plain, nonfat, Greek yogurt in a stand mixer bowl with the dough hook attachment.
Step Two: Combine
Mix on low speed until combined.
Knead on medium speed for about 3 minutes until ball forms.
Step Three: Knead
Turn out onto a floured surface. I used a non-stick baking mat.
Sprinkle with flour, knead a couple of times and form into a ball.
Step Four: Cut Dough
Cut the dough into however many pieces you need depending on what you are making.
Two Ingredient Dough Recipe Tips and FAQ
1) Can this dough be made ahead of time? If you don’t want to use the dough right away, wrap it in plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking spray and store it in the fridge until ready to use.
2) Can I make self-rising flour instead of buying it? Yes, for one cup of self-rising flour, whisk together one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
3) What brand of plain Greek yogurt should I use? I prefer using Chobani or Fage. You can use other brands but you may need to make adjustments to the recipe.
4) Do you have to use plain, nonfat, Greek yogurt? No, you can use fat-free, full fat, 2% or 5%.
5) What should I do if my dough is too sticky? If your dough is too sticky to work with, you can knead in a little more flour at a time until the dough is workable.
6) Can two ingredient dough be made without a stand mixer? Yes! You can stir the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt together by hand until combined. Then, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
7) I don’t have a dough hook for my mixer. How can I make two ingredient dough? Use your mixer to combine the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt and then knead it by hand.
Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for two ingredient dough pretzel bites here.
Cut the two ingredient dough into four pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a long rope. Cut the ropes into small segments.
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Dip the pieces of dough into the baking soda and water mixture. Place them on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Two Ingredient Dough Naan Flatbread
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for two ingredient dough naan flatbread here.
Cut the dough into eight pieces. Put a piece of dough on a well-floured surface and sprinkle it with flour. Roll the piece of dough into a thin circle and set aside. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
Warm a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush the skillet with olive oil and then carefully add a thin circle of dough. Cook for a few minutes until it puffs up and gets brown spots. Flip and cook on the other side.
Repeat with remaining dough. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sea salt and chopped cilantro (optional).
Use this naan flatbread to make Grilled Pizza.
Two Ingredient Dough Breadsticks
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for two ingredient dough breadsticks here.
Start with one batch of two ingredient dough. Cut the dough into six pieces. Roll each piece into a long, breadstick shape and place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
Bake at 425° for 10-14 mins until golden brown. Mix together melted butter and garlic salt. Brush on the breadsticks.
Serve these breadsticks with Million Dollar Spaghetti.
Two Ingredient Dough Garlic and Herb Bagels
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for garlic herb bagels made with two ingredient dough here.
Cut the two ingredient dough into six pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope and then form a circle with the dough rope, pinching the ends together where they meet.
Place on a parchment covered baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg whites and sprinkle with garlic and herb seasoning. Bake at 475° for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
Use these bagels to make Bacon Egg and Cheese Bagel Sandwiches.
Two Ingredient Dough Garlic Cheddar Rolls
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for two ingredient dough garlic cheddar rolls here.
Flatten the dough ball slightly and pour the shredded cheese into the center. Fold up the dough around the shredded cheese and knead to incorporate the cheese.
Cut into eight pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a ball and place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
Bake at 475° for 10-14 minutes, until golden brown. Mix together melted butter, garlic powder, and parsley. Brush over the garlic cheddar rolls.
Serve these garlic cheddar rolls with Baked Spaghetti.
Two Ingredient Dough Pizza Crust
Get additional recipe details, step-by-step photos, and tips for two ingredient pizza dough here.
Start with one batch of two ingredient dough. Roll the dough out into a large circle on a floured surface.
Move the dough over to a greased baking sheet or pizza stone. Reshape dough to fill the pan. Top with pizza sauce, shredded cheese, pepperoni, and oregano.
Bake at 425° for 17-20 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
Two Ingredient Dough Recipes
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Equipment
Ingredients
Two Ingredient Dough Recipe
- 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
Pretzel Bites
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon pretzel salt
Naan Flatbread
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Breadsticks
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
Garlic and Herb Bagels
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 1 tablespoon garlic and herb seasoning
Garlic Cheddar Rolls
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoon melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon parsley
Pizza Crust
- 1 batch two ingredient dough
- ¾ cup pizza sauce
- 1 ¼ cups shredded Italian cheeses
- 34 pepperoni slices
- 1 teaspoon oregano
Instructions
Two Ingredient Dough
- Put the self-rising flour and plain, non-fat Greek yogurt in a stand mixer bowl with the dough hook attachment.
- Mix on low speed until combined. Knead on medium speed for about 3 minutes until ball forms.
- Turn out onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour, knead a couple of times and form into a ball.
Pretzel Bites
- Cut the dough into four pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a long rope. Cut the ropes into small segments.
- Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Dip the dough segments into the baking soda mixture and place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake at 425˚F for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Naan Flatbread
- Cut the dough into eight pieces. Put one piece of dough on a well-floured surface and sprinkle it with flour. Roll the piece of dough into a thin circle and set aside. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
- Warm a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush the skillet with olive oil and then carefully add a thin circle of dough. Cook for a few minutes until it puffs up and gets brown spots. Flip and cook on the other side. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sea salt and chopped cilantro (optional).
Breadsticks
- Cut the dough into six pieces. Roll each piece into a long, breadstick shape and place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake at 425˚F for 10-14 mins until golden brown.
- Mix together melted butter and garlic salt. Brush on the breadsticks.
Garlic and Herb Bagels
- Cut the dough into six pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope and then form a circle with the dough rope, pinching the ends together where they meet. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Brush with beaten egg whites and sprinkle with garlic and herb seasoning.
- Bake at 475˚F for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
Garlic Cheddar Rolls
- Flatten the dough ball slightly and pour the shredded cheese into the center. Fold up the dough around the shredded cheese and knead to incorporate the cheese.
- Form a ball and cut it into eight pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a ball and place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake at 475˚F for 10-14 minutes, until golden brown.
- Mix together melted butter, garlic powder, and parsley. Brush over the garlic cheddar rolls.
Pizza Crust
- Roll the dough out into a large circle on a floured surface. Move the dough over to a greased baking sheet or pizza stone. Reshape dough to fill the pan.
- Top with pizza sauce, shredded cheese, pepperoni, and oregano.
- Bake at 425˚F for 17-20 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
JESS says
Can you mix this by hand without a mixer
Tonia says
Yes, you can. Stir the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt together until combined. Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
Tammi says
I make mine by hand and it’s not difficult. I think if I used a mixer, I wouldn’t be able to feel when the dough was ready.
Cate says
How long are the bagels good in the fridge after made? Can they be frozen?
Tonia says
Hi Cate,
I would suggest using them within 2-3 days in the fridge. And yes they can be frozen.
Enjoy!
~Tonia
S A V says
When it’s really hot during the summer, I would like to try making pizza on the stove top in a covered 12 inch frying pan on maybe medium heat. I have seen it done online with other types of dough. Do you think that this 2-ingredient dough would work in a process such as that? Maybe I would have to make a double batch of dough to have a large enough and thick enough pizza crust to fill that frying pan?
Tonia says
That’s a great idea! I should give it a try. The naan flatbread was made in a skillet but it wasn’t very thick. As far as doubling it goes, I used one batch of the dough to make a pizza in the oven so it should be enough to spread in your skillet. It would be more of a thin crust though instead of a pan pizza. If you do decide to try it, stop back to let us know how it went!
~Tonia
Becky says
Yes, it works. I use this dough all the time for skillet pizza.
Adela Banuelos says
Are you able to freeze the dough before cooking?
Carrie says
I do that all the time. I just let it Thaw in the fridge for 24 hours before using.
A. Price says
Oh my goodness, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for, a site with all the things I can do with 2 ingredient dough. You have everything all neatly laid out and organized into one great site. Thank you, thank you! You are brilliant!!!!!
Lorraine says
Hi, could I use a plant based yoghurt?
j says
I only have full fat greek yogurt. Would that work?
Tonia says
Yes, you can use full fat greek yogurt. Keep in mind that the added fat will make the dough moister so you will most likely need to add more flour to make the dough workable.
Enjoy!
~Tonia
Joan Gutzmann says
I want to bake a loaf of bread must I knead it let it rise then knead again put in pans to rise again then bake on what tem
Tonia says
Hi Joan,
This dough will not rise like a yeast dough will since it is yeastless. The rising will happen during baking due to the baking powder in it. I have not tried making a loaf of bread but I do have a recipe for focaccia bread using this dough. You can find that recipe here: https://www.thegunnysack.com/two-ingredient-dough-focaccia-bread/ As far as making a more traditional loaf of bread, I am not sure how well the center of the loaf will bake if it is too thick. If you do decide to give it a try, stop back to let us know how it turned out.
Warmly,
Tonia
Faye Asuncion says
Can I do this using bread flour?
Tonia says
Hi Faye,
Yes, you should be able to use bread flour instead of all-purpose flour. Be sure to add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt per one cup of flour. Keep in mind you may need to adjust the amount of flour you add to make the dough workable. If you do try it, stop back to let us know how it turns out with the bread flour.
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Janet says
Wow, thank you. Excellent flavor. Easy!!!
I only had plain yogurt, not Greek, so I knew the dough would need more self-rising flour to compensate for the ‘wetter’ yogurt. Had to add several extra Tablespoons of the s.r. flour until it was a soft dough that was tender but not sticky. Tested it by making the breadsticks…..very tasty.
Chloe says
Can this be done with soya yoghurt? I’m allergic to dairy and wanted to know if it would work?
Tonia says
Hi Chloe,
I’m sorry but unfortunately I don’t have any experience with using Soya.
Warmly,
Tonia
Stephanie says
I absolutely love this dough recipe! I lean more on the novice side of cooking and baking, and thoroughly appreciate this recipe is easy to follow and very simple. Disclaimer: I’ve only used this for naan (which turned out so good!) and one time for pizza recently. I plan to attempt the other recipes soon. 🙂
Also, some feedback on the page layout / recipe navigation…most websites have too long of a back story (at least for me, personally). This site did not (thanks!). I liked how you:
1. gave the option to jump to recipe or video (although the link didn’t work for me);
2. have a video to go along with this; and
3. list out substitutes and FAQs. I used the all-purpose flour substitute, which worked out splendidly!
Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie says
I absolutely love this dough recipe! I lean more on the novice side of cooking and baking, and thoroughly appreciate this recipe is easy to follow and very simple. Disclaimer: I’ve only used this for naan (which turned out so good!) and one time for pizza recently. I plan to attempt the other recipes soon. 🙂
Also, some feedback on the page layout / recipe navigation…most websites have too long of a back story (at least for me, personally). This site did not (thanks!). I liked how you:
1. gave the option to jump to recipe or video (although the link didn’t work for me);
2. have a video to go along with this; and
3. list out substitutes and FAQs. I used the all-purpose flour substitute, which worked out splendidly!
Thanks for sharing!
Roro says
This is an incredibly understated and effective recipe! It tastes delish and I’m gobsmacked! I absolutely love this recipe and will tell everyone about it!
Total life saver during Covid-19 outbreak thank you so much xx
Anne says
Brilliant I can cook and it tastes devine
Lezlie says
Hi, I love this recipe. I use spelt flour and add the baking powder and salt to make my own self rising flour and they turn out great 🙂
Muna Escobar says
I just made bagels and flatbread with this recipe this morning! They turned out great.
I used 1 cup of freshly ground whole wheat flour per 1 cup of nonfat yoghurt.
So easy
Elizabeth A Ellis says
I am wondering if this can be made with a coconut yogurt as I am dairy and nut free. Would the yogurt do the same in the bread?
Jennifer Kepler says
I wonder has anyone tried to make the bagels but first boiling in soda water as instructed for the pretzels?
Megan Harper says
Can you use whole wheat flour?
Tonia says
Hi Megan,
I’ve never tried using whole wheat flour but I’ve had others tell me that they’ve made the dough with oat flour as well as 12-grain flour. I’m not sure what kinds of adjustments they had to make but they said they got it to work!
Here is the recipe for self-rising flour, if that helps: For one cup of self-rising flour, whisk together one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Shelley says
Muna Escobar says
February 5, 2020 at 10:13 am
5 starsI just made bagels and flatbread with this recipe this morning! They turned out great.
I used 1 cup of freshly ground whole wheat flour per 1 cup of nonfat yoghurt.
So easy
Cheyenne says
Can you make these with whole wheat flower? I want to make them a tat more healthy for my mom’s diet.
Tonia says
Hi Cheyenne,
I’ve never tried using whole wheat flour but I’ve had others tell me that they’ve made the dough with oat flour as well as 12-grain flour. I’m not sure what kinds of adjustments they had to make but they said they got it to work!
Here is the recipe for self-rising flour, if that helps: For one cup of self-rising flour, whisk together one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Shelley says
Muna Escobar says
February 5, 2020 at 10:13 am
5 starsI just made bagels and flatbread with this recipe this morning! They turned out great.
I used 1 cup of freshly ground whole wheat flour per 1 cup of nonfat yoghurt.
So easy