3-Ingredient Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough (No Yeast!)
3-ingredient greek yogurt pizza dough recipe lets you enjoy pizza in a healthier way!
Homemade pizza night just got easier, and better, with this new addition. Not only does this dough taste delicious — it has a sort of tang, much like a sourdough pizza crust — it’s super easy to make! Unlike traditional dough, there’s no rising time and no yeast involved, just simple ingredients.
So, next time you’re in the mood for pizza parties, personal pan pizzas, or even a nice dessert pizza, you can whip out this easy pizza dough recipe, and beat that pizza craving!
What’s in this 3-ingredient pizza dough recipe?
This recipe uses Weight Watchers 2 ingredient dough as the base, then adds a secret ingredient to up the flavor!
- Self-Rising Flour:Self rising flour combines all purpose flour with salt and the leavening agent: baking soda and baking powder. You can buy this at most grocery stores, or make your own using King Arthur Flour’s recipe.
- Greek Yogurt:Plain greek yogurt works best for this recipe. You can use either full-fat or nonfat. You can use regular plain yogurt, but you will need to experiement to figure out how much to use without making the dough sticky.
- Minced Garlic: This adds so much flavor to the somewhat bland base dough. You can either leave this out, or sub it for 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder if you don’t have fresh or jarred minced garlic.
Step 2 | Knead
Turn your shaggy dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until the dough becomes elasticy, adding flour to the work surface as necessary. This takes about 5 minutes.
Step 3 | Rest
Place the dough ball back into the mixing bowl, cover it with a towel, and let it rest on the counter for about 10 minutes. This will relax the dough, which will let you roll it out to the perfect thickness! If you’re in a hurry, you can skip this step, but you might give yourself a workout while you roll the dough!
Step 4 | Roll
Once your dough has rested, grab your rolling pin and roll your dough.
Many people complain that this dough comes out like a biscuit with toppings, and not like pizza dough at all. This is where you fix that. This dough needs to be rolled thin. I mean thin. Like really thin. Super extra thin. It rises in the oven, so you will still end up with a normal pizza crust, but if you roll it out normally, it will be very thick and, well, biscuity.
I roll mine to about a 1/4″ thickness.
Once you’re at this step, you can add your favorite pizza sauce, cheese, and favorite pizza toppings to make the pizza of your dreams!
Step 5 | Bake
Place your pizza dough on a piece of parchment paper, then on a pizza stone, in a pizza oven (I love using an outdoor pizza oven!), or on a prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 400°. Your crust will be golden brown.
How to Use This Dough
Aside form forming the base of traditional pizza, you can also use this dough in:
- Breadsticks: Simply roll the dough out to about 1/2″ thickness, then use a pizza cutter to cut it into breadsticks. Brush with a combination of melted butter and garlic salt, then bake!
- Garlic Knots: Make breadsticks, but before baking, tie the strips into knots.
- Monkey Bread: Roll dough into 1″ balls. Dip the balls in melted butter, then roll them in cinnamon sugar. Place them in an pie pan, then bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze!
- Cinnamon Rolls: Roll out the dough to 1/2″ thickness. Brush with melted butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Roll the dough and cut into rolls. Place them in a 9×13 pan and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Finish with a powdered sugar glaze!
More to Make with 2-Ingredient Dough
FAQs
Yes! Store the dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before rolling out.
Yes! Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and place it in a freezer bag. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight before using.
Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before rolling out to make it easier to work with. If you need to store it longer, freeze it for up to 3 months and thaw in the fridge overnight before using.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- 1 tsp minced garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, yogurt, and garlic with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn dough out on to a floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes, or until dough has become elastic.
- Place dough back in bowl, cover with a towel, and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- On floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4" thickness. Place on parchment paper.
- Top dough with favorite pizza toppings.
- Bake at 400° for 10 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
