Parsley Butter Brushed Garlic Knots

Fluffy garlic knots are made from a delicious homemade dough, then baked and brushed with a fresh garlic parsley butter.

Low carb dieters must be the strongest willed people on the planet.

I wouldn’t last a day on a low carb diet.

Because sometimes I want bread…white bread (gasp).

Make that fluffy white bread brushed with parsley and garlic butter.

(It’s okay, I ate whole wheat pancakes yesterday. It’s all about balance, right?)

I first tried garlic knots at a New York City pizzeria a couple blocks from my brother’s apartment.

Basically, garlic knots are little bundles of fluffy, soft dough brushed with garlic butter.

But hey, if you want to add cheese, basil, or fresh oregano, try out whatever you like here.

Start by letting yeast, water, and sugar sit in a bowl until it gets foamy and bubbly:

Add flour, salt, and olive oil until a soft dough forms, then let the dough rise. The yeast will work its magic and the dough will get all stretchy and web-like:

Shape the dough into a rectangle on a floured board, then cut into 24 pieces with a pizza cutter.

Shape each piece into a long rope:

Then tie it into a knot (just an over, under, and through knot):

Place the knots onto a parchment lined sheet pan, then let them rise for about an hour until they puff up:

Pop them into a 425 degree oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned:

Brush the knots with parsley garlic butter right when they’re hot out of the oven (that way the knots will absorb the flavors better):

DEVOUR.

Parsley Butter Brushed Garlic Knots

Servings: 24

Prep Time: 30 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Fluffy garlic knots are made from a delicious homemade dough, then baked and brushed with a fresh garlic parsley butter.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water 110 degrees F
• 1 tbsp quick rise yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 12.5 oz bread flour, by weight (2.5 cups, measured)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3/4 tsp salt

For the parsley garlic butter:

• 4 tbsp butter
• 6 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• salt to taste

Instructions 

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the water, yeast, and sugar in a bowl. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes, until it gets all foamy and bubbly. Add the bread flour, olive oil, and salt, and mix briefly with a spatula to get it mixed into a shaggy mass. Fit the stand mixer with the dough hook and knead the dough for 10 minutes on medium low speed, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Shape the dough into a ball, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a towel. Let the dough rise until it has doubled in size (this only took 30 minutes in my crazy 80 degree kitchen, but it may take 60 or 90 minutes).
• Lightly flour a wooden board and shape your dough into a rectangle on that board. Cut the dough with a pizza cutter into 24 pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope (maybe about 6 inches long), then tie it into a knot (yup, just an over, under, and through knot). If the dough is hard to tie, roll the cut part in a little bit of flour to make it easier.
• Once you have tied up all the dough, split the 24 knots between two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Cover well with plastic wrap, a towel, or a lid (this baking sheet with a lid is one of my favorite kitchen things I’ve ever bought). Let the dough rise for about an hour, until doubled in size and puffy.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, and prep the parsley garlic butter by combining the butter, parsley, garlic, and salt in a small pan and cooking over medium heat until the butter has melted.
• Bake the garlic knots one sheet pan at a time for 8-10 minutes in the center of the oven. To check that they are done, they should read 195 on an instant read thermometer, or you can just tear one open.
• Brush the knots with the butter right when they’re hot out of the oven, so the knots better absorb the flavors. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 68mg, Fiber: 1g

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Author: Fifteen Spatulas