2 Ingredient Dough Weight Watchers – once you try this recipe you’ll be hooked for life!
Update 1/8/2018 I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this dough and how to make it so I updated the recipe and instructions. Please read the notes too if you have any more questions. Thanks! When I made these pretzel bites I did exactly what the instructions said to do and divided it into 4 equal pieces. When making pretzel bites you just roll one of the dough pieces into a long rope and cut them into small bite size pieces. The whole entire dough recipe comes to 11 smart points depending on what brand of self-rising flour you use.
I think I’ve become obsessed with this 2 ingredient dough recipe just like the rest of the Weight Watcher (#weightwatchers) community has on Instagram. You can make so many things with this dough and on Instagram people have made bagels, calzones, pizza dough, pretzels, breadsticks, you name it, oh yes have also seen cinnamon rolls? Heaven! #2ingredientdough. You can now follow hashtags on Instagram and you will want to follow this one just to see what everyone is making with it.
So far, I’ve tried pizza crust and making pretzel bites. The pretzel bites seem to work better with this dough which is mainly nonfat greek yogurt and self-rising flour. I’ve tried making the famous pretzel shape with this recipe and it never seems to work out for me. The pretzel just ends up falling apart when I put it in the baking soda and water bath. I’ll be experimenting with this dough and in the past couple of weeks, I’ve bought at least 3 large containers of greek yogurt, the Chobani brand. This dough is awesome and the only thing that I don’t like about it is that its kind of hard to work with. If you’re going to make this dough make sure to flour your hands or the cutting board you’re working on. You will need extra flour! 2 ingredient dough is sticky!
FYI – sorry about the volume levels!
If you’re afraid of Teflon pans then use something else. I prefer non-stick pans because of easy cleanup.
2 Ingredient Dough Tips
Do you find that your dough is really sticky? After making the dough, let it rest for a while in the fridge. After making this recipe multiple times that seems to help the dough from becoming less sticky to work with. When I’m ready to use the dough, I’ll flour my work surface and then the rolling pin. Hope that helps!
If you don’t want to use all the dough right away stick it on a plate with some saran wrap and place that in the fridge. I always cut my dough into 4 equal pieces once the dough has formed its shape and each serving/piece is 3 smart points.
Depending on what you want to make with this dough the serving sizes will be different, but the whole entire dough recipe is 12 smart points. Please use your recipe builder.
Dairy Free option: Try finding a nondairy Greek yogurt like Daiya, the points for this would not be zero though. These are usually found in the organic section.
Gluten Free Option I tried this with almond flour and it didn’t work. The dough was way too sticky. Ginna over at Skinnytaste’s easy bagel recipe recommends using Bob’s Redmill Gluten Free Flour.
Don’t have self-rising flour? You can substitute with a mix of 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, and ¾ teaspoon salt!
The nutrition info below is for 1 piece if you divide it between 4 pieces.
The cheese sauce I used in the pic was Tostitos Medium Salsa Con Queso. It comes in a jar and usually found by their chips. 2 tablespoons is 1 smart point!
The seasoning I used for the pretzel bites was Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning.
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Print2 Ingredient Dough Weight Watchers
Ingredients
- 1 cup of non fat plain greek yogurt
- 1 cup of self-rising flour (I use Gold Medal Brand)
- 1 egg (if using for making pretzels, not needed for pizza dough)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine both ingredients inside a mixing bowl and blend until ingredients have formed.
- *if your dough still feels a little sticky, sprinkle flour onto dough until it feels solid and easy to separate.
- Continue to knead the dough for 2 to 4 minutes.
- Next, coat the cutting board with flour and begin to dived your dough into for even pieces
- To roll into bagels, donuts, pretzels, turnovers, or calzones.
- Place items on parchment paper or foil.
- Brush on the egg wash. (beat together one egg with a fork and brush it on the dough (this is optional)
- Add seasoning of choice.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 22 minutes.
- See notes for more details.
Notes
Smart Points: 3 (freestyle)
Makes 4 servings
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 146
- Sugar: 2.1g
- Sodium: 394.9mg
- Fat: .5g
- Saturated Fat: .1g
- Carbohydrates: 25.4g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Protein: 9.3g
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. This recipe is based on WW Freestyle program, and SmartPoints are the value system the company bases their foods on. Some recipes will have older points system values listed in them.
What egg wash? Nothing in ingredients or instructions for egg wash.
The egg wash is not needed depending on what you make like for instance if you are going to use the 2 ingredient dough to make pizza you just put the toppings on there. If you are going to make pretzels or calzones with it and want the crust to be golden then use the egg wash.
Can I use yeast and bread flour?
I would look up a recipe for a basic pizza dough which consists of flour, yeast, and salt.
I still don’t understand. I know the two ingredients but what do I do to make cinnamon rolls
I love these! I keep them in the fridge after I cook them. Do you know how long you can keep them in the fridge?
Thank you!
I’d get rid of them after a week. Mine never last that long.
I am with Pat – where is the cinnamon roll recipe?
For those asking, here is the cinnamon roll recipe. It is clearly listed on Jenna’s site.
https://www.recipe-diaries.com/2018/01/16/caramel-cinnamon-rolls-sugar-free/
Thanks Valerie. Another option is to use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner if you’re looking for something. 🙂
Can you tell me if this will bake sas well using a silicone mat on a baking sheet?
Just made these, delicious!! Did bite size pieces. One tray with garlic salt and one with a pinch of grated Parmesan cheese and garlic. Just delicious. I ate them plain but put out marinara sauce for the family. Love this go to recipe!
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what is the WW point value?
I want to use this recipe in my classroom instead of going through the tedious process of a traditional yeast dough. Does this dough freeze well if I do it over a couple days?
I’m not sure if it does yet! It keeps well in the fridge for a week though.
Has anyone ever halved this recipe?
Yes, you can half it or quarter it to make however much you need.
i have been making this with triple zero vanilla oikios . i find it works well and is not so sour dough tasting, I presume it then becomes 4 points although spead out for 4 bagels it is still 3 points
I’m eager to try this recipe! How long does the dough keep? Could I make it and freeze it?
Do I need to add points when I use extra flour to knead and roll out the dough?
Most people don’t. It is up to you to decide.
Hi Jenna, do u have to use Greek yogurtt, can it be just regular plain yogurt? Thank you!
Greek yogurt is thicker than plain regular is. You’d have to adjust the recipe to make it work.
Love this recipe. So many things to do with it. I use Fage yogurt, it’s much thicker and the dough is less sticky. But I do like Chobani because it’s not as tart. So, if you pour off the liquid that accumulates at the top of the yogurt each time you use some it will get thicker and the dough will be less sticky.
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Oh my i made this…made equal part 1cup yogurt and self raising flour …i made half of mixture into pizza n wrapped rest in cling film in fridge and ended up make naan and it was Better than takout naan im telling
U im sooo exited possibility are endless thank you and 12 points intotal brilliant
thank you fr sharing x
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I accidentally ordered SIX large containers of Fage 0 from Amazon Fresh, thinking they were the individual sized containers. Do you think it’s possible to make the dough and freeze it?
Have you tried using other types of flour? I.e. Almond or coconut flour? Thanks for sharing your talent 🙂
A lot of people in the comments section has, there may be some good tips there. If you change the flour the points will change and so will the consistency.
Yes, I have tried freezing the dough before. It works.
I have used blueberry yogurt and made bagels and peach. It’s a few more points but still very low each one and they were yummy.
My friend added dark chocolate bits to it also and was a treat.
Can you use this recipe to make piecrust
This dough works well with savory pies but not for sweet pies.
Does it have to be Greek yogurt or can it just be plain non fat?
Yes, it does have to be plain greek yogurt. The Greek Yogurt is zero points and that is what keeps this dough recipe low points.
Can you bake like a loaf of bread?
Yes I’ve made baguettes out of this dough before.
I was a bit skeptical when I first heard about this recipe, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it! I have mainly been using it for pizza dough and it’s pretty tasty in that regard. I tried making pretzels today in my air fryer, and they are awesome! In fact, they are just as good as my regular pretzel recipe. For pretzel bites, I air fry at 360 F for 3 minutes per side. Thanks for the recipe!
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Does the cooked bread need to be refrigerated?
No
I made these and they are very heavy and doughy, is this the way they are supposed to be?
No.
I used this recipe to make breadsticks to accompany 15-Bean Soup with Ham (1 Smart Point). So good! I topped them with a light spray of I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter spray, and sprinkled on some poppy seeds. Next time I will make them using homemade Greek yogurt (in the slow cooker. So easy, and 1 gallon of skim milk makes 2 quarts of yogurt. Length of time you strain it determines whether it’s “Greek” or not.) It’s delicious!
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I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter spray it’s not butter spray is the best right?