Italian
Garlic Knots
Soft yeast dough is tied into knots, baked until golden, and tossed in garlic butter with parsley and Parmesan. They are a side you can put out with almost any pasta night.
- Prep
- 1 hr 20 min
- Cook
- 16 min
- Total
- 1 hr 36 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Medium
Why you’ll love it
- The dough uses pantry flour and yeast, not a bread mix.
- Tying the knots gives more browned surface for the garlic butter.
- Butter, garlic, and parsley go on after baking so the garlic does not burn.
- They reheat well for the next day.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Stir the flour, yeast, 1 tsp salt, and sugar. Add the warm water and olive oil. Mix, then knead 6 minutes, until the dough is smooth.
- 2
Cover and let the dough rise 1 hour, until doubled. The rise is part of the prep time.
- 3
Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment.
- 4
Divide the dough into 16 pieces. Roll each into a rope about 6 inches long and tie it into a loose knot. Tuck the ends underneath. Set the knots on the pan.
- 5
Bake 14 to 16 minutes, until the knots are golden and the center of one knot is cooked through, not gummy or raw dough.
- 6
Stir the melted butter, garlic, parsley, Parmesan, and the 1/4 tsp salt. Toss the hot knots in the butter until coated. Serve warm.
Pro tips
- Loose knots bake more evenly than knots pulled tight, which stay doughy in the center.
- Mince the garlic fine so it perfumes the butter instead of staying in sharp bits.
- Toss the knots while they are hot. Cold knots will not take the butter evenly.
Easy substitutions
- Parsley
- Dried parsley, 2 tsp, in the butter.
- Parmesan
- Pecorino, a little less because it is saltier.
- Butter
- Olive oil, 3 tbsp, warmed with the garlic.
Storage and reheating
Storage
Store covered at room temperature for 1 day, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Reheating
Warm in a 350°F oven for 5 minutes, until heated through. They will not be as soft as fresh.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 224
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
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