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Pizza dough garlic knots on a baking sheet.
5 from 18 votes

Garlic Knots Recipe Made With Pizza Dough


Course Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
16 garlic knots
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!

Ingredients
  

  • 22 oz. pizza dough
  • ½ 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 ½ 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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