Best & Soft Garlic Knots Recipe
Garlic Knots are addictive and flavorful bread bites that are crispy on the outside with a light and airy texture inside.
Servings: 20
Calories: 78kcal
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Baking pan
Ingredients
For the dough (you can use store bought pizza dough )
- 2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast (1 packet)
- ¾ cup Warm water
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 cups All purpose flour (adjust as needed)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
For the Topping (Vary all the ingredients as per your taste)
- ¼ to ⅓ cup Olive oil
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoon Fresh mint leaves or parsley
- 1 teaspoon Dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon Dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon Black peppercorns (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese or vegan cheese
Instructions
Making of pizza dough for garlic knots (If using store bought pizza dough or crescent rolls, ignore this step)
- Add sugar and yeast to a bowl with warm water and let it sit until yeast is activated.
- Add salt and flour, and knead until you get a smooth elastic dough. You may have to vary the amount of flour depending on the weather condition. Add in increments.
- Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until nearly doubled in size.
Making of Topping (you can do it 2 ways)
- In a chopper or blender, add olive oil, garlic cloves, mint leaves, parsley, basil leaves, peppercorns, garlic powder, salt, and Parmesan, and blend it to a coarse paste. OR
- In mortal and pestle, crush the garlic cloves and peppercorns. Transfer this to a bowl. To this, add all the remaining ingredients and mix.
Baking Garlic Knots
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- On a working surface, transfer the dough and roll it out using a rolling pin to form a 10 inch by 10-inch square, ½-inch thick.
- Cut them into 10 strips that are approx 1 inch wide. Keep the strips covered using a kitchen towel. Cut and roll each strip into 2 ropes. approx. 5 inches each.
- Tie each strip loosely into knots (over, under, through), tucking the ends. Stretch them if necessary. If your dough is sticky, dust lightly with flour. You can tuck the ends of the knot underneath the knot or leave them out.
- Place these knots on a baking sheet making sure they are 1 inch apart, and repeat the process for the remaining strips.
- Cover both the strips and knots using a clean kitchen towel to prevent them from drying.
- Once all the knots are ready, brush each one with the garlic mixture prepared. Reserve some to brush once they are done and out of the oven.
- Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until it is light golden on top.
- Finally, brush garlic knots with the remaining garlic herb mixture, Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
- If you find it difficult to make knots, you can prepare sticks, rolls, or buns using the same dough or simply dominos-style bread twists.
- Vary the amount of garlic cloves and herbs as per your taste. While making herb garlic mixture, I generally used fresh and dried herbs available in the pantry. Any herbs and seasoning you love work here.
- You may use butter instead of olive oil for the non-vegan version.
- Fresh herbs can be used instead of dried ones.
- If you are making the dough for garlic knots from scratch, you can add garlic powder and fresh herbs. This is going to enhance the flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg