I don’t have my pizza dough recipe up on the blog yet, so this post is really 2 for 1! I have been making homemade pizza for a while now, but I recently tried homemade garlic knots with it. The family loved it and so I decided to publish this recipe ASAP.
Garlic knots are a staple at any authentic family-style Italian restaurant in the United States. The restaurants use the same dough they use to make pizzas to make garlic knots and serve them with a side of homemade marinara sauce. have such fond memories of eating these at the small Italian restaurants when I lived back East. I would make a meal out of salad with a side of garlic knots and marinara. So good!
Get ready to enjoy the irresistible aroma and flavor of homemade garlic knots with my easy-to-follow recipe. With just a few simple ingredients and a step-by-step guide, you’ll be able to create these flavorful and fluffy knots from scratch.
The pizza dough, made with water, yeast, sugar, olive oil, flour, and salt, forms the base of these delicious treats. Then, I’ll show how to prepare the garlic spread using butter, grated garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. The process is straightforward, ensuring that even beginner bakers can master it.
Prepare to impress your family and friends with these delectable homemade garlic knots that are perfect as an appetizer or accompaniment to your favorite Italian dishes. Let’s dive into the stepwise instructions and embark on a delicious baking adventure!
Ingredients to make Garlic knots at home
Ingredients for Pizza dough
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 2 ¼ tsp Active Dry yeast
- 2 tsp sugar
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil, plus more for coating the bowl
- 4 cups Flour (See note)
- 2 tsp salt
Ingredients to make garlic spread
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
- 2 large cloves of garlic, grated
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp salt (See note)
How to make Homemade Garlic knots from pizza dough
Follow these steps to make this flavorful and easy garlic knots recipe:
Making the pizza dough
This garlic bread recipe uses a basic pizza dough so we will start by making the pizza dough. Proof the yeast, add all the ingredients, and knead the dough till soft and pliable. I use a stand mixer to do this part, but you can use your hands. Just note that it will take a bit longer to knead a soft dough.
First rise
Leave the dough, covered to rise in a warm place for 1 hour till almost double in size.
Make the garlic spread
Since these are garlic knots, we will use butter, grated garlic, and Italian seasoning to make a spread that is brushed over the bread. To make this recipe vegan, you can easily use Vegan butter.
Roll and shape the bread
The dough is divided into 16 parts and each part is rolled into a rope about 9 inches in length. The rope is tied into a simple knot and the ends are tucked in. The garlic spread is then brushed over the shaped knots.
Second rise
The shaped dough is placed on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, covered with a kitchen towel and left to rise for 30 minutes.
Bake
It is baked in a 400 F degree oven for 20-23 minutes till the tops are dark golden brown. The baked knots are then again brushed with some more garlic/butter spread.
1. Pizza dough rolled and tied into a knot
2. Knot place on a baking tray and tucked in
3. Garlic butter
4. Knots brushed with garlic butter
Recipe tips to make Garlic knots at home
- For a semi-home made version, use store dough pizza dough to make the garlic knots at home. Remove the pizza dough from the refrigerator 1/2 hour prior to rolling and shaping.
- I have used Active dry yeast in this recipe. It is different from Instant yeast. Active dry yeast needs to be proofed in warm water as the recipe indicates. I also keep my yeast container in the refrigerator once opened and replace it every 6 months. The quality of yeast really makes a huge difference.
- If you are not a fan of garlic, leave out the garlic and brush the dough with butter and a choice of seasonings.
Garlic knots are so versatile- serve it with pasta dinner, with a light soup & salad dinner, or as a bread accompaniment to your holiday festive meal. The knots are small enough in size so everyone grabs a piece and there is no cutting or sharing involved!
FAQs- Homemade Garlic knots
For this recipe, we are using bread flour. Bread flour has a higher protein content than regular all-purpose flour. A higher amount of protein produces lots of gluten which is good for bread making and gives the bread or pizza extra airiness and chewiness.
To answer the question of substituting, yes you can absolutely substitute all-purpose flour for this recipe. There will be a slight difference, but the results are still great.
Garlic knots are best served warm, almost right out of the oven but they can also be served at room temperature. They can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a day, in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, or frozen for up to 2 months. Re-heat in the oven at 350 F for 5-6 minutes before serving.
Yes absolutely. Just use vegan butter for the garlic spread and this recipe is vegan.
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Homemade Garlic Knots Made Easy
Discover how to make delicious homemade garlic knots with our easy-to-follow recipe. This step-by-step guide will show you how to prepare soft and flavorful garlic knots using simple ingredients. For the pizza dough, you’ll need water, active dry yeast, sugar, olive oil, flour, and salt. To make the garlic spread, you’ll use butter, grated garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. No fancy techniques required, just straightforward instructions to guide you through the process. Get ready to enjoy warm, garlicky knots straight from your own kitchen. Dive into the stepwise instructions and savor the aromatic delight of homemade garlic knots today.
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Ingredients
1 3/4 cups Water
2 1/4 teaspoons Active dry yeast
2 teaspoons Sugar
3 tablespoons Olive oil, plus more for coating the bowl
4 cups Bread Flour (see note)
2 teaspoons Salt
- Garlic Butter Spread
1 stick (8 tablespoons) Unsalted butter (See note)
2 large cloves of garlic, grated
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon Salt (see note)
Method
- Heat water in a glass measuring cup in the microwave till just warm (105 to 110 degrees F) to touch- about 40 sec. Add yeast and sugar to the warm water and mix well. Let it rest for 10 minutes till the yeast blooms. Now add the olive oil.
- While the yeast is blooming, add flour and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Once the yeast is bloomed, add the water/yeast/olive oil mixture to the flour. Start the mixer on low speed and gradually increase it as the dough starts to come together. Knead the dough till it releases from the sides of the bowl- about 2-3 minutes. Once the dough is well kneaded, stop the stand mixer and remove the dough and form a ball. Take a large glass bowl and coat it well with olive oil. Place the dough bowl in the glass bowl and turn the dough to coat it with the oil from the bowl. Cover the glass bowl with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm area of your kitchen for 1 hour till the dough is double in size.
- Once the dough has risen, take it out of the bowl on a clean kitchen counter. Divide the dough into 4 sections and then each section into 4 further pieces. You will have 16 total pieces.
Take each piece and roll it into an 8-9 inch long rope. Tie a simple knot with the rope and tuck in the ends towards the center. Repeat with the rest of the 15. - Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place 8 garlic knots on 1 baking sheet. Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let the knots rise in a warm area of your kitchen for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the garlic spread while you wait on the knots to rise. Melt butter in a small saucepan on low heat. Once fully melted, turn off the heat and add grated/minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Once the knots have risen, brush them liberally with the melted garlic butter spread. - Bake in the preheated oven for 20-23 mins till the tops are dark golden brown. Take it out of the oven and again brush the knots with more of the garlic butter. Serve warm.
Tips
- The garlic knots can be made Vegan by using Vegan butter.
- If using salted butter, you can omit the salt from the recipe.
- All-purpose flour (maida) can be substituted for Bread flour in the recipe. The garlic knots will be a little less chewy but just as delicious.
