Looking for an easy bread roll recipe? No time for baking with yeast and proofing dough? We got you covered! These no yeast dinner rolls are super easy and quick to make. They have 3 secret ingredients that make them soft. Perfect for busy weeknights!

If you don’t have time to make soft homemade yeast rolls, learn how to make rolls without yeast with this recipe. Plain yogurt, oil and baking powder will do all the work for soft homemade rolls that have no yeast.
It is really easy to make no yeast dinner rolls with this recipe, even on busy weeknights. And if you like quick bread recipes like this, check out our no yeast bread loaf too.
This recipe is one of the easiest homemade bread recipes on our blog and that's why it has become one of the most tried recipes as well. Easy, simple, quick and quite satisfying, these quick dinner rolls are worth trying.
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Perfect Bread Rolls Without Yeast
- These homemade easy dinner rolls are made without yeast. So they are easy and quick to make.
- There is no proofing in this recipe. So you don't have to wait for the first and second rise time.
- There is no kneading. Just mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients well, make dough balls, brush them with yolk and then bake.
- You don’t even need a stand mixer to make this dinner roll recipe, which has no yeast, combine everything in a mixing bowl with your hand.
- It is an amazing short cut to make quick dinner rolls even with no yeast thanks to baking powder, yogurt and olive oil.
- These rolls are great to serve with a comforting food like Turkish beef stew or meatball stew.
About The Ingredients

The basic ingredients for these easy and quick dinner rolls are as follows:
- Baking powder: It is the substitute for yeast in this quick dinner roll recipe. When you bake with baking powder, you don’t need to let the dough rest and rise. The final texture of baking powder bread is not as airy as yeast bread rolls, but it is still soft and satisfying.
- Plain yogurt: Homemade yogurt or Greek style yogurt works best. When baking powder is combined with the acidic structure of yogurt, it reacts even better and you end up with soft and fluffy bread rolls. If you don’t have yogurt on hand, you can use buttermilk or a mixture of milk and mayonnaise or vinegar too.
- Oil: Just like in our Turkish style hot water cornbread recipe, we use olive oil in this recipe too. We use it in most of our bread recipes as it helps softness. You can use softened or melted butter as a substitute if you want.
- Flour: We use either all-purpose flour or a mixture of all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour. As you can guess, they are softer when we make them with all-purpose flour only.
- Sugar: It is totally optional. You can leave it out if you don’t want any sweetness at all or increase the amount of it if you want your no yeast bread rolls sweeter.
- Egg yolk: We use it to brush the tops of rolls to give them a shiny golden top. You can leave it out and skip the egg wash step. If you still want your rolls to shine, you can brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter right after you remove them from the oven.
How To Make
You will learn how to make quick and easy homemade dinner rolls without yeast with this recipe and won’t get stressed again about making your own rolls for special dinner occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter Dinner.

- Combine baking powder, yogurt, oil, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
- Gradually add the flour into the wet mixture. If everything holds well after adding 4 cups of flour, stop there and don’t add the rest of the flour. If it is still too sticky, add the rest of the flour and combine well. Cover with a plastic wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Roll it into balls and place on a baking sheet that is greased or lined with parchment paper. You can wet your finger tips when shaping the dough balls. So the dough doesn’t stick to your hands. Brush their top with beaten egg yolk.
- Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown, for about 20 minutes.
Expert Tips
- Make sure yogurt is at room temperature. This is very important. If you use it cold, the rolls won’t rise well.
- If the yogurt you use is too thick, you might need to add some milk or water. But again, they must be at room temperature.
- Use all purpose flour in the dough if you want really soft no yeast dinner rolls. When you use a combination of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, they are not as soft, but still fine.
- If you want to use a mixture of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, whisk them together first.
- Try not to use too much flour. Although these no yeast rolls turn out fine with the measurements in the recipe, add the flour gradually until everything holds together. It's okay if the dough is a bit sticky. Use a little oil (olive oil in my recipe but you can use whatever oil you like) to wet your hands and make small balls from the dough.
- Wait the dough for 15 minutes before rolling it into balls.
- Wet your finger tips with water or oil when taking a piece of dough and roll it into a ball.
- These homemade rolls without yeast are great on the day when they are baked. We love them cold too on the next day but if you are after soft rolls, we suggest you reheat them in the oven or microwave so that they get as soft as they are on the first day.
- You can roll the dough into balls and store in the refrigerator overnight and bake them the next day right before serving.
- If you don’t want to use egg yolk on the top, just bake the rolls without it and brush their tops with melted butter after they are baked.

Why Are My Dinner Rolls Not Soft?
The most common mistake made when making bread rolls without yeast is using cold liquids. In our recipe, we use yogurt. And it has to be at room temperature or a bit warm.
So you had better remove it from the fridge at least 1 hour before you start making the dough. Let it sit on the counter to reach room temperature.
If you are in a hurry or don't want to wait, you can heat it a bit over boiling water.
Fill a saucepan with water, bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat. Place a bowl over it. Make sure the bottom of the bowl isn't touching the water. Put yogurt in that bowl and let it sit there for 2-3 minutes. Stir occasionally so that it gets heated equally.
If you use buttermilk as a substitute for yogurt, follow the same steps.
Another mistake is about the baking time. If you over-bake the rolls, they will become hard. So it is always good to check once their top gets golden (in about 15 minutes).
Check whether their bottoms are firm enough. You can remove them from the oven if they are golden on the top and firm on the bottom without waiting the baking duration to end.
Pro Tip: Cover the baking sheet with a damp kitchen towel right after you remove it from the oven. Let it rest for 10-15 minutes and then transfer the rolls onto a cooling rack.
Variations
- Add some chopped herbs like fresh dill or parsley and minced garlic or garlic powder in the dough to give these yeast free dinner rolls more flavor.
- You can stuff these with some cheese if you want. You will end up with stuffed buns like Turkish pogaca.
- You can place the dough balls in a greased muffin pan and then bake.
Serving Options
Although our favorite way to eat these easy no yeast rolls is with butter and plum jam, it is not the only option. These are amazing with soups like red lentil soup, cabbage beef soup or roasted garlic tomato soup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes you can! If you don't have yogurt, you can use a combination of milk and mayonnaise. To adjust this recipe with these ingredients, use 1 and ¾ cup milk and ¼ cup mayonnaise. Make sure they are at room temperature.
Yes! You can easily turn this recipe into a 3-ingredient quick bread because self rising flour already contains baking powder, salt and flour.
Yes, you can use any gluten free flour with xanthan gum in it for this recipe. You might need to increase the amount of the flour though.

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📖 Recipe
No Yeast Dinner Rolls - Quick and Easy
Quick dinner rolls without yeast. These are soft thanks to yogurt, olive oil and baking powder.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 25-30 rolls
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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2 cups yogurt
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1 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
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5 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons sugar, optional
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4 and ½ cups all purpose flour
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1 egg yolk
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together yogurt, olive oil, baking powder, salt and sugar.
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Gradually add in the flour and mix well with your hand or in a stand mixer until you get a slightly sticky dough. Cover with a plastic wrap and let it sit for 15 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 370F/190C.
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Roll the dough into balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Wet your finger tips with water or oil so that the dough doesn’t stick to your hands.
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Beat the egg yolk well and brush the tops of dough balls with it.
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Bake until golden, for about 20 minutes. Check after 15 minutes. If they are golden on the top and if their bottoms looks set, they are done.
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Remove from the oven and cover with a damp kitchen towel. Let it rest for 10 minutes and then transfer onto a cooling rack.
Notes
- Make sure yogurt is at room temperature. This is very important. If you use it cold, the rolls won’t rise well.
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If the yogurt you use is too thick, you might need to add some milk or water. But again, they must be at room temperature.
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Use all purpose flour in the dough if you want really soft rolls. When you use a combination of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, they are not as soft, but still fine.
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If you want to use a mixture of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, whisk them together first. Mix either using your hand or in a stand mixer until the dough holds together.
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Try not to use too much flour. Although these no yeast rolls turn out fine with the measurements in the recipe, add the flour gradually until everything holds together. It's okay if the dough is a bit sticky. Use a little oil (olive oil in my recipe but you can use whatever oil you like) to wet your hands and make small balls from the dough.
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Wait the dough for 15 minutes before rolling it into balls.
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Wet your finger tips with water or oil when taking a piece of dough and roll it into a ball.
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These are great on the day when they are baked. We love them cold too on the next days but if you are after soft rolls, we suggest you reheat them in the oven or microwave so that they get as soft as they are on the first day.
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You can roll the dough into balls and store in the refrigerator overnight and bake them the next day right before serving.
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If you don’t want to use egg yolk on the top, just bake the rolls without it and brush their top with melted butter after they are baked.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 1.1 g
- Sodium: 86.3 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 16.1 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
- Cholesterol: 8.6 mg
Keywords: no yeast dinner rolls, easy dinner rolls, dinner rolls without yeast
Chloe says
Tried baking these dinner rolls last evening. Recipe works well for me!
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Mercedez says
Would this work with a cornmeal and flour mix?
Yusuf says
I'm not sure, but I guess a combination of cornmeal and flour works fine too. The result will be more crumbly though.
Connor says
Would this work as steamed buns?
Yusuf says
Well, never tried steaming them. I don't want to mislead you. Please share the result here if you try.
Nimmi Garg says
Hi
I tried these but my dough required some more water to get the texture u show....otherwise it was very dense....are u sure that 6 cups of flour and 2 cups yogurt is good ratio...I don’t know what went wrong
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Christine M Jolly says
I made this and it is a VERY dense roll, not light at all.
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KIRAN AHMAD says
2 questions.
1. Will they be tender and similar to a burger bun if I used half yogurt, half milk, oil (or mayo?)? Quarantine has put me low on some ingredients while I have some patties that need buns.
2. How can I turn this into a loaf of bread? Can I?
During quarantine, I'm not looking for perfection. Thanks!
Yusuf says
1. Never tried them with a mixture of yogurt and milk, but I guess it works. Might be even better if you can put a few drops of lemon juice or vinegar into lukewarm milk and then add into the mixture.
2. Yes, you can make them in loaves. I'd recommend dividing the dough in two and then bake in two loaf pans.
Haze says
I did and it turned out great, thank you!!!
Yusuf says
Glad you loved it Haze! Thanks for the feedback!
Yvonne says
Hey
Can I use milk instead of the yoghurt?
Yusuf says
Yes, you can use lukewarm milk. Just add 1-2 teaspoon vinegar in it and then use because we need something acidic.
Gaylin says
Can I freeze the dough and, if so, how?
Tatubela says
Awesome explanations and video. I want to make half of the rolls though, as I'm short on ingredients. Wish me luck!
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Hazel says
Hi, can I use sour cream in place of yogurt?
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Yusuf says
Hi Hazel! Yes, you can use sour cream.
AB says
I have been looking for a good no yeast bread recipe and stumbled upon this! You have explained it so well, every step, every substitution! Hats off!
Quick question: can I substitute the AP flour with any glute free flour? Or even mix a gluten free flour with some whole wheat flour? I'd like to keep the starchy flour to minimum as possible.
Thank you once again!!
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Yusuf says
Hi,
Never made these with gluten-free flour, but I used a combination of whole wheat and all purpose flours, the result was good. I guess it will work for a combination of gluten free flour and regular flour/whole wheat flour.
AB says
I am going to try it out this week! Will surely let you know. Thank you for the quick response 🙂
Shaz says
Hi can I use plain greek yoghurt in this recipe?
Yusuf says
Yes, you can.
AB says
Hello there!
I tried this recipe last night with all purpose flour n whole wheat flour n my rolls turned out more like biscuits. Doughy n crumbly. What could I have done wrong there? My dough looked exactly like yours in the video. Your help is appreciated!
Thank you!!
Yusuf says
The type of whole wheat flour might be the issue. Some of them might result in a dense and crumbly texture.
Loveena says
Excellent recipe. Bread roll came out well. Only extra thing I added is a bit of milk to the dough.
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Rabia says
Tried it by halving the recipe. Also, added curried mince as a filled bun option. They were lovely. Not as bready as bread can be. It worked out quite nicely. I'd be interested to try it with yeast sometime. Thanks.
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Sandra says
They look awesome going to try making today
Leah Craven says
I really like that you explained reasoning behind ingredients. I never knew some of these things
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