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Pizza Dough Garlic Knots Recipe

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August 21, 2022

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Delicious homemade garlic knots made with pizza dough. Easy garlic knots recipe is a one of many recipes with pizza dough. This mixture of herbs and oils makes a delicious dinner bread. We like to dip bread in our marinara sauce. Yum!
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Hello garlic knots! Traditional pizza dough garlic knots are my favorite addition to any Italian themed meal. Delicious easy garlic knots recipe brushed with butter, seasoning and parmesan. We love recipes made with pizza dough. What’s not to love?

If you’ve never made your own garlic knots then start with these and you’ll be happy. You can buy pizza dough or make your own. Anyone can make these if you follow our instructions below.

recipes with pizza dough collage - top left - hand holding tied garlic knot - top right: hand brushing butter onto garlic knots - bottom left: basket of garlic knots - bottom right: hand holding garlic knot dipping into marinara sauce - easy garlic knots recipe

Table of Contents

  • What are Pizza Dough Garlic Knots?
  • Why You Should Let Your Dough Rise:
  • Ingredients:
  • Possible Variations
  • How to Make Pizza Dough Garlic Knots:
  • WHAT TO SERVE WITH GARLIC KNOTS
  • MORE EASY BREAD RECIPES
  • QUESTIONS AND TIPS
  • Pizza Dough Garlic Knots

What are Pizza Dough Garlic Knots?

Garlic knots are traditionally found in pizzerias in the United States. They were developed in the 1940’s as a way to use pizza dough scraps. What started as a way to use the scraps has turned into one of my favorite things!!

Garlic knots are usually pizza dough, tied in an overhand knot and topped with spices and lots of butter. The more butter, the better. Dunk them in this marinara sauce recipe and you have heaven.

bite out of pizza dough garlic knots

Why You Should Let Your Dough Rise:

Store bought or homemade pizza dough is made with yeast. The kneaded dough has to have some rise time. If you bought your dough it has probably already had one rise time. Allowing another rise before baking garlic knots will help the yeast ferment the sugar and the dough to become more elastic. Rising will improve the flavor and texture of the knots.

The oven is the ideal place for putting your garlic knots while the dough is rising. For an electric oven or a gas oven with the electronic ignition, heat the oven at the lowest setting for one or two minutes, then turn it off. It will retain enough heat to help the dough rise.

pizza dough garlic knots in a line on a baking sheet with parchment paper

Ingredients:

Ingredient amounts are in the recipe card below.

  • pizza dough: Buy your favorite pizza dough from the grocery store (have you tried the dough from Trader Joe’s?) or make your own (this is our favorite easy recipe).
  • seasoned garlic butter: Use salted butter, fresh garlic, Italian seasoning, and dried parsley to make a delicious seasoned butter. A little salt is optional.
  • cheese: We prefer to use parmesan cheese, freshly grated.
  • olive oil: Olive oil is used to grease your hands to prevent the dough from sticking to them.
ingredients in clear glass bowls on a white counter

Possible Variations

  • Add more cheese on top: Add some shredded mozzarella to the top of the garlic knots before you cook.
  • Dip in marinara: These can feel like a meal if you dip them in warmed marinara sauce. Use this homemade marinara as bread dip for best results.
  • Stuff with cheese: Before baking, carefully stuff with mozzarella cheese.
garlic pizza dough knot being dipped into marinara sauce. basket with red and white cloth napkin and a pile of pizza dough garlic knots in background

How to Make Pizza Dough Garlic Knots:

This is an easy garlic knots recipe to have the kids make! It’s difficult to mess these up. Full ingredient amounts and instructions are in the recipe card below. In the recipe card you can turn on “cook mode” or print, if you wish.

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 150°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Gather your pizza dough, garlic and all your spices. Measure and chop your spices.

whisking ingredients for pizza dough garlic knots

Step 2: We love recipes with pizza dough. It’s easy to work with. Shape the dough into a log shape. Divide the loaf into four sections with a knife or scissors. Cut each section into four more pieces for a total of 16 evenly sized pieces.

scissors cutting pizza dough roll

Step 3: Use olive oil to grease your fingers and roll each piece of dough into a 6-inch rope or strip. Tie the rope into a knot.

Step 4: Place knots on the prepared baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. Repeat for the remaining pieces of dough.

Step 5: Cover the baking sheets with a lightweight towel. TURN OFF the oven and place the baking sheets in the warm oven. Allow the knots to rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Knots will be puffy and doubled in size.

hand tying a line of pizza dough into a knot
hand holding basting brush brushing on butter mixture onto pizza dough garlic knots

Step 6: After the knots have risen, remove baking sheets from the oven and preheat it to 400°F.

Step 7: In a small bowl, whisk together melted butter, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, parsley, and parmesan cheese. Add a pinch of oregano if you like.

Step 8: Brush butter mixture over each knot. Reserve 1/2 of the butter mixture to brush on the knots after they’ve finished baking.

hand holding basting brush brushing on butter mixture onto pizza dough garlic knots. easy garlic knots recipe

Step 9: Bake knots for 18-20 minutes until they’re golden brown and cooked through.

Step 10: Brush reserved butter mixture over the hot bread knots and serve easy garlic knots immediately.

photo collage - pizza dough garlic knots on a plate, dipped into marinara sauce, piled in a bowl and on a baking sheet

WHAT TO SERVE WITH GARLIC KNOTS

Looking for meal ideas? We’ve got you covered! Make these garlic knots with the best homemade marinara sauce, Italian salad, a chocolate lasagna and this yummy sangria. Or consider this baked penne or chicken cacciatore.

MORE EASY BREAD RECIPES

If you are looking for other bread ideas that are easy and go well with anything, try our parmesan french bread.

pizza dough garlic knots in a basket with red and white checkered cloth

QUESTIONS AND TIPS

How long can garlic knots be stored?

Store these garlic knots in an airtight container for 1-2 days after they are cooked.

How do you make gluten free garlic knots?

Use a gluten free pizza crust to make these gluten free.

How do you make garlic knots vegan?

Use your favorite butter substitute and omit the cheese to make garlic knots vegan. Check to make sure your pizza dough is vegan (most will be naturally gluten free).

Can you skip the rise when making garlic knots?

Yes, you can skip the rise! They’ll still taste good but will be more dense. If you’re running low on time try them without the rise.

What are other recipes with pizza dough?

If you have extra pizza dough you can make cheese bread, pizza dough cinnamon rolls, a Stromboli sandwich, calzones, pizza rolls, pizza and a lot more!

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Created by: Stef

Pizza Dough Garlic Knots


Course Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
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Delicious homemade garlic knots made with pizza dough. Easy garlic knots recipe is a one of many recipes with pizza dough. This mixture of herbs and oils makes a delicious dinner bread. We like to dip bread in our marinara sauce. Yum!
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Ingredients
  

  • 22 oz. pizza dough
  • 1/2 cup salted butter melted
  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
  • olive oil for working with the dough

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 150°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Shape the dough into a log shape. Divide the loaf into four sections (with a knife or scissors) and then cut each section into four more pieces for a total of 16 evenly sized pieces.
    scissors cutting pizza dough roll
  • Use olive oil to grease your fingers and roll each piece of dough into a 6-inch rope. Loop the rope into a knot.
    hand tying a line of pizza dough into a knot
  • Place knots on prepared baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. Repeat for the remaining pieces of dough.
  • Cover the baking sheets with a lightweight towel. TURN OFF the oven and place the baking sheets in the warm oven. Allow the knots to rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until they are puffy and doubled in size.
  • After the knots have risen, remove baking sheets from the oven and preheat it to 400°F.
  • Whisk together melted butter, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, parsley, and parmesan cheese.
    hand holding basting brush brushing on butter mixture onto pizza dough garlic knots
  • Brush butter mixture over each knot, reserving 1/2 of the butter mixture to brush on the knots after they've finished baking.
    hand holding basting brush brushing on butter mixture onto pizza dough garlic knots
  • Bake knots for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
  • Brush reserved butter mixture over the hot bread knots and serve immediately.

Notes

Store in an airtight container or plastic zip bag for 1-2 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. veenaazmanov says

    June 7, 2022

    5 stars
    This is so creative and the best way to enjoy some amazing scrap. I love the combination to enjoying these cute little knots.

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  2. Jamie says

    June 7, 2022

    5 stars
    This is a delicious and easy snack for my family! I love the flavors too!

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  3. Kushigalu says

    June 7, 2022

    5 stars
    Garlic knots are our all-time favorite. I will try it this way next time. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Ieva says

    June 7, 2022

    5 stars
    Wow, our knots puffed up so much in the oven – they were huge! And we were’t complaining. Lovely flavours!

    Reply
  5. Amanda Wren-Grimwood says

    June 7, 2022

    5 stars
    My family will love these. Such a great idea for a party too and great fun to make.

    Reply

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