Simple Garlic Knots are a delicious side dish to a Sunday dinner. Perfect for large gatherings or a quick late night snack, these buttery rolls will disappear quickly!
Guys. Guess what today marks? My 37th week of pregnancy.
Know what that means? At my appointment yesterday my doctor said, “feel free to have a baby any time now”.
My feet look like sausages, I waddle, my belly makes an appearance before the rest of me, I can’t really breathe. I’m done being pregnant. I’m not necessarily ready to have a baby, but I am definitely done being pregnant.
I am, however, thoroughly thankful that my complaints are minor and just discomforts. This pregnancy has went by so fast and yet it feels like we found out forever ago.
I have a couple pieces left to finish in her room (mostly the glider we’re waiting on that has been ordered for weeks) before I take pictures and show you.
Simple Garlic Knots
This past weekend I got in a cooking/baking mood, which hasn’t happened much lately. I made these amazing garlic knots to go with Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo. I almost halved the recipe but I’m so glad I didn’t. The knots are small so I didn’t feel bad about eating six of them.
Well, not too bad. To be fair, the baby had like four of those six.
These knots do require two rises, but it goes quick and it is totally worth it. There’s not much labor involved, just a little waiting. You’ll be so happy you made them.
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| Instagram pic before the second rise. |
TOOLS TO MAKE SIMPLE GARLIC KNOTS
Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment
Dough Hook Attachment
An adorable rolling pin
They pair perfectly with…
Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo
Simple Garlic Knots
Ingredients
For the Knots
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons 1 packet instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup warm water
For the Garlic Butter
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, quickly stir together the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar.
- Add in the olive oil and water and beat until the dough starts to come together.
- Swap out the paddle attachment for the dough hook and let the mixture knead for at least 5 minutes until a soft dough forms. Use your hands to form the dough into a ball. (I sprinkled in a little bit more flour (less than a teaspoon) so the dough was easier to handle)
- Lightly coat a large bowl with olive oil and add in the dough ball. Roll the ball around so it is lightly coated with olive oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size. Mine took about a half an hour. (While the dough is kneading, I turned the oven to 200 degrees. Once it hit 200, I turned the oven off then let the dough rise in the warm oven, with the door open)
- Lightly flour a large cutting board (or any clean surface) and add the risen dough. I used a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a large rectangle, about 1/2″ thick.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- Cut the dough into 16 strips. Roll each strip into a rope, then tie each rope into a knot. Place each knot onto the prepared baking sheet, about 1″ apart. Repeat until you’re done with all 16.
- Cover the knots with plastic wrap and allow to rise again in a warm place, until puffed and about double in size. Again, this took about a half hour for me.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake the knots for 12-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven.
- While the knots are baking, add the butter, minced garlic, and parsley to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat.
- Once the knots are done baking, immediately brush them with the garlic butter.
- Let the butter sink in and then have at them. The very few that I had leftover warmed up very nicely the next day, too.
Stephanie Carlson says
March 22, 2014 at 11:41 pmHow do you suggest to warm them up again?
Melissa {Persnickety Plates} says
March 22, 2014 at 11:46 pmI just put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
Karen says
March 23, 2014 at 12:43 amThese look so good! My best friend made a very similar recipe for me a while back except she brushed them with olive oil instead of butter and I just thought to myself “Why isn’t this butter.” So yeah, good call 🙂
Melissa {Persnickety Plates} says
March 24, 2014 at 1:26 pmhaha butter makes it better! I am an olive oil lover, but some things need butter =)
Natalya says
March 26, 2015 at 5:07 amJust made these – and they were fantastic! My kids kept wanting to grab them while they were hot! I made them to go with a soup – and half of them were gone before the soup finished.
Adding this to my recipes and pinning it too!
Melissa Williams says
March 26, 2015 at 10:51 amYay – thanks for letting me know!
Mary Solstad says
September 7, 2015 at 10:44 pmThese were sooooo amazingly good. We’d planned on eating them with spaghetti but as soon as they were done my husband and I took them out to the front porch with glasses of wine and proceeded to eat every single one of these delectable morsels!
Melissa Williams says
September 8, 2015 at 4:57 pmWine + garlic knots sounds absolutely perfect!! Thanks for sharing =)
Amber says
December 27, 2017 at 6:51 pmCan these be frozen after they are baked?? They are delicious by the way!!!
Melissa Williams says
December 27, 2017 at 6:55 pmThanks! I haven’t tried it, but I think you can freeze them after they’re baked. They should keep for about a month frozen. Just take them out the night before you want to use them to thaw, I think 🙂
Amber says
December 27, 2017 at 7:47 pmGreat!!! Thanks!! If I didn’t bake them first, I could freeze the dough right?
Melissa Williams says
December 27, 2017 at 8:20 pmYep – it’ll take a lil more planning, but it’ll work out even better that way 🙂
Heather says
April 29, 2018 at 10:53 pmWhat can I use if I cannot find instant yeast?
Can I use just regular packet of star brand active dry yeast? Please let me know by e-mailing me at [email protected]
Melissa Williams says
April 29, 2018 at 10:59 pmHi Heather –
Yes, they can be used interchangeably, but active dry yeast has to be dissolved in water before you use it. Instant yeast can go straight into the dough. Hope that helps!