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A cast iron pan filled Garlic Knots Recipe with golden, buttery garlic knots topped with parsley.

Garlic Knots Recipe

Crispy-outside, soft-inside garlic knots recipe made from simple pantry dough, brushed twice with garlicky butter and Parmesan. Ready with mostly hands-off time and perfect with pizza, pasta, or soup.
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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Best garlic knots recipe, Easy garlic knots recipe, Garlic knots Allrecipes, Garlic knots ingredients, Garlic knots recipe no yeast, Garlic knots recipe with pizza dough, Healthy garlic knots recipe, Parmesan garlic knots recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 43 minutes
Servings: 12 knots
Calories: 158kcal
Cost: $4

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (for mixing/kneading dough)
  • 1 Kitchen scale or measuring cups (for accurate dough)
  • 1 Clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap (to cover during rise)
  • 1 Baking sheet (greased) or pizza stone (baking surface)
  • 1 Small Saucepan (melt/infuse garlic butter)
  • 1 Pastry brush (for double butter brushing)
  • 1 Bench scraper or knife (to divide dough)
  • 1 Measuring jug/thermometer (optional) (to check 105–110°F water)

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup 180 ml Warm water - 105–110°F (40–43°C)
  • 2¼ tsp 7 g Active dry yeast - 1 packet
  • 1 tsp 4 g Sugar - Helps activate yeast
  • 2½ cups 300 g All-purpose flour - Plus extra for dusting
  • 2 Tbsp 30 ml Olive oil - —
  • 1 tsp 6 g Salt - —

Garlic Butter

  • 4 Tbsp 56 g Unsalted butter - Melted
  • 3–4 cloves ≈12 g Fresh garlic - Crushed/minced
  • 1 tsp dried / 1 tablespoon fresh Parsley - Minced if fresh
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt - To taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon Black pepper - To taste
  • ¼ cup 25 g Grated Parmesan - For sprinkling

Optional Add-Ins / Toppings

  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning - Pizza-style flavor
  • ½ teaspoon Red pepper flakes - Spicy option
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh basil - Finely chopped
  • — — Extra Parmesan - For serving
  • 1 tablespoon Cream cheese - Whisk into butter extra lush

Instructions

  • Stir yeast with warm water and sugar.
    A bowl of flour and oil being combined with a wooden spoon to form dough.
  • Add flour, oil, and salt; combine thoroughly.
    Hands twisting and tying ropes of dough into knots on a baking sheet.
  • Knead until elastic; about eight minutes total.
    Cubes of butter melting with minced garlic and chopped parsley in a small skillet.
  • Cover the bowl and let dough double.
  • Divide dough, roll ropes, and tie knots.
    A bowl filled with golden brown garlic knots, brushed with butter, sprinkled with fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 50g | Calories: 158kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 20.1g (7%) | Protein: 3.7g (7%) | Fat: 6.9g (11%) | Saturated Fat: 3.1g (19%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.8g | Trans Fat: 0.15g | Cholesterol: 12mg (4%) | Sodium: 227mg (10%) | Potassium: 37mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.7g (3%) | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 117IU (2%) | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 28mg (3%) | Iron: 0.93mg (5%)
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