Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites are SUPER EASY to make with no yeast and no waiting for the dough to rise. Just mix the dough, cut nuggets, dip in baking soda water and bake!
With the kids going back to school comes the question of what do I give them for an after school snack. One of my kid’s favorite snacks is pretzel bites and this recipe for two ingredient dough pretzel bites is SUPER easy to make.
Where is the Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites Recipe? In this post, I will share step-by-step instructions with photos for how to make the pretzel bites, as well as answering FAQs about the recipe. But you can go directly to the recipe by scrolling down to the bottom of the post.
How To Make Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites
Step One:
Put self-rising flour and plain, fat-free Greek yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
Step Two:
Mix at a low speed until combined.
Then, knead at a medium speed for about 3 minutes until a ball forms.
Step Three:
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
Sprinkle the top with flour, knead a couple of times, and form the dough into a ball.
Cut the dough ball into four wedges.
Step Four:
Roll each piece of dough into a long rope.
Cut the ropes into small segments.
Step Five:
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water.
Dip the dough segments into the baking soda mixture.
Step Six:
Place coated pretzel bites on a parchment covered baking sheet.
Step Seven:
Bake at 425˚F for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
Step Eight:
Brush pretzel bites with melted butter.
Step Nine:
Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites Recipe FAQs
1) I can’t find self-rising flour. Can I make myself?
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 but remember that results may vary!
2) What brand of plain, fat-free Greek yogurt do you recommend? Use whatever kind is available at your local grocery store. I’ve made two ingredient dough with Fage, Oikos, and the store brand and haven’t noticed a difference.
3) Do I have to use plain, fat-free, Greek yogurt for this recipe? No, but your results may vary. You can try using fat-free, full fat, 2% or 5% but may need to add a different amount of flour or make changes in the baking time.
4) What should I do if my dough is too sticky? Knead in a little more flour at a time until it is workable.
5) Can I make these pretzel bites without a stand mixer? Yes! Stir the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt together until combined. Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
6) How can I make these two ingredient dough pretzel nuggets WITHOUT a dough hook? Use the paddle attachment on your mixer to combine the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt. Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
7) What can I use INSTEAD of pretzel salt? You can use another coarse salt like kosher or sea salt.
8) What other seasonings/toppings would you suggest? Try everything seasoning, garlic, parmesan, ranch or cinnamon sugar.
9) How many Weight Watchers Smart Points are these two ingredient dough pretzel bites (without the butter)? I don’t have a Weight Watchers calculator but from what I’ve read online if you make 48 pretzel nuggets from the two ingredient dough (like this recipe does) they are 2 smart points for 8 pretzel nuggets.
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Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon pretzel salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Put the self-rising flour and plain, fat-free Greek yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
- Mix at a low speed until combined. Then, knead at a medium speed for about 3 minutes until a ball forms. If the dough is too sticky, add more self-rising flour a little at a time.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Sprinkle the top with flour, knead a couple of times, and form the dough into a ball. Cut the dough ball into four wedges.
- Roll each piece of dough into a long rope. Cut each rope into about 12 small segments.
- Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Dip the dough segments into the baking soda mixture. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake at 425˚F for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Brush pretzel bites with melted butter and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
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Renee Rudin says
I followed the recipe to a tee. Wish I had read the reviews first. The dough was a wet blob. I scarcely added flour. They tasted like a bad biscuit. I will try again since I made a special trip to the store to get low fat yogurt, and only could buy the large size yogurt. Did anyone have trouble with them sticking to the parchment? This was an easy recipe but the results were very disappointing.
Tonia says
Hello Renee,
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe! I would love to figure out why this is happening since I’ve made this recipe countless times. In fact, I just made the two-ingredient dough again on Monday to make full-size pretzels and did not have this issue. My dough came together and I only added a sprinkle of flour on both sides when I turned it out on my silicone mat. I’m not sure what is going on but want to help.
Could it be the difference in ingredients or mixers? On Monday, I used Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour and Fage Total 0% milkfat Plain Greek Yogurt. The Greek yogurt is so thick that it reminds me of ricotta. I’ve made the two-ingredient dough using my KitchenAid stand mixer and my Bosch stand mixer.
Is it our location/weather? I live in Minnesota at an elevation of about 730 feet. We typically have drier air here and since it is winter right now, it is very cold.
What brands of self-rising flour and Greek yogurt did you use?
Did you mix and then knead it for 3 minutes using a stand mixer or by hand?
Warmly,
Tonia
Marsha says
You said you got low-fat yogurt. That might have been the problem. The recipe calls for Plain no-fat Greek yogurt. The consistency is definitely different.
M says
You are so sweet to include common questions in your post too. Yummy thing for our New Years 2020 celebration. Thank you for sharing!
Kitty Powell says
5 star
Perfectly easy to make with children
We made Half with salt and the others cinnamon sugar yummy
Lynn Hollins says
My dough was also wet like a thick cake. I had to keep adding flour. Followed the rest of recipe as written. They did end up coming out not bad. My daughter said they were really good. It really is an easy recipe, just wish my dough wasn’t so wonky! I’m going to try it again with adjustments.
Melissa says
Love this recipe! Am I able to freeze these?
Tonia says
Thank you! Yes, you can freeze them! ~Tonia
Maggie says
Super delicious, but I would like to point out that there are in fact seven ingredients… 😉
Tonia says
Hi Maggie,
There sure are! They are “two-ingredient dough” pretzel bites and the recipe is NOT titled “two-ingredient pretzel bites”. I needed to let people know that they are made from “two-ingredient dough” since there are those specifically looking for recipes using that dough (especially those counting smart points) so it had to be included. I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Warmly,
~Tonia
Silpa says
Pizza bites looking yum. And mainly easy to prepare. Best for my kids snack. Thank you for the recipe.
Aimee says
I had to add way more flour then what the recipe called for. The recipe literally made a sticky wet goop. In order to kneed it I added at least a cup more of flour. Also a half of a cup of boiling water is not near enough to dip the pretzels in. I had to add several cups of boiling water to get five of them even covered. With that, I added way more baking soda.
Cheryl says
I had the very same problems with the dough and made the same adjustments as you did!!
Megs says
I followed the recipe with no substitutions and they are perfect! My husband requests them all the time and they are so easy that I’m happy to oblige. Thank you!!
Tonia says
Alison,
Thank you for sharing your experience. Yes, I did mention in the post that you may need to add more flour if the dough is too sticky. But I have not had my pretzel bites turn out uncooked on the inside. Hopefully, they will turn out better the next time you try them!
Warmly,
~Tonia
Alison says
Tonia, I tried it again with less yogurt and they turned out beautifully!
Tonia says
That is fantastic! I’m so glad you tried them again. Thank you for stopping back to let us know how they turned out the second time.
Alyssa Salvosa says
Tried the recipe and it was amazing!!! Didn’t have Greek yogurt so we used sour cream instead. But everything else is the same. Glad I can make pretzels at home now with a recipe I can actually use.
Tonia says
Thank you for stopping back to let us know! I love that the recipe is so versatile! ~Tonia
Patty says
Mixed the flour and yogurt looks like soup, what did I do wrong???
Tonia says
How much flour and yogurt did you use? What kind of flour and yogurt?
Danielle S. says
I messed up and I think it’s the flour. I managed to not notice I brought whole wheat. I baked these for like over 20 min turning the pan every once in a while but the middle stayed doughy and brightly coloured. I will try again with the right flour
Connie says
Just took these out of the oven, did the butter and salt on them, but now can’t get them off of the parchment paper! Very stuck! The recipe did not say to spray the paper first with non-stick spray. What did I do wrong?
I pried one off and they are indeed very salty. Would need to decrease the salt on them because of blood pressure issues but they are very tasty!
Thank you.
Christina Trombley says
These turned out great, but like others, I used regular flour. Also, baked for 10 minutes at 425 and then another 5 minutes at 350. Came out with a better bite to them, not quite so soft. Also used Penzey’s sandwich mix spice! So tasty!
Jenny says
The pictures look so great! I must’ve done something wrong with mine – they basically came out like mini biscuits. I’m guessing I didn’t get my dough smooth enough? I felt like I was kneading forever. Maybe I was hoping too much for Pretzel
Maker pretzel bites. These just weren’t what I was hoping for.
Tonia says
Hi Jenny,
I’m sorry to hear that they didn’t turn out as you expected. In what way were they like biscuits? The texture or the flavor? Did you dip them in the baking soda solution? That is what gives them the pretzel flavor along with the butter and pretzel salt. Since this wasn’t what you were looking for, I suggest you try my recipe for homemade soft pretzel nuggets: https://www.thegunnysack.com/auntie-annes-inspired-soft-pretzel/
Warmly,
~Tonia
Dyanne says
Just made these…..they are dangerous!!! Absolutely delicious!! Having played with the 2 ingredient dough A lot I have found that store bought self rising flour is too soft. Better to use all purpose flour and add 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder and a little salt. Makes the dough firmer and easy to handle. Used the pretzel salt on these but next time will try the cinnamon and sugar……yum!
Cocoa agrees...... says
Yes!!! I find it a lot better to use all purpose flour instead. It supplies it with a soft, doughy feel that isn’t too sticky nor dry.
The pretzel bites are a very delicious and soft bite of my favorite snack!!! I recommend making these on a lazy day!!! A perfect snack!!!
Stephanie says
What’s the reasoning beind soaking them in the baking soda or powder or whichever one you said?
Maribel says
You dip them in a baking soda solution to get that chewy outer “shell” that you see with pretzels and bagels. Hope that helps!
Hope says
I substituted baking mix (Bisquick) for the self-rising flour, and used a 7 ounce cup of Greek yogurt. I followed the rest of the recipe directions, and the pretzel bites turned out wonderful! We dipped ours in butter, then rolled them in cinnamon sugar. They tasted much better than “that place” at the mall, Thank you for sharing such as great and easy recipe!!!
Tonia says
Fabulous! Thank you for coming back to let us know how it turned out!
Barb says
Read the recipe ealier this week, and just made it. Nailed it! Do taste identical to soft pretzels, doubled the recipe, which equalled 2 full baking sheets. Dusted one sheet with salt other plain (hubby can’t have salt) Also don’t have a dough hook, used standard hand mixer at first just to blend ingredients then hand formed.
One small note, take caution when adding baking soda to boiling water is we used small pot and it boiled over at first.
Otherwise, so good. Thank you so much to post. Love good easy recipes.
Tonia says
Awesome! I’m delighted to hear that!