Garlic knots in under 30 minutes

My husband is a pasta fiend. He is perfectly happy eating spaghetti, lasagna, and ravioli every meal of every day. With that said, I happily indulge him. I’m all for a good plate of carbs.

Of course, nothing completes a plate of pasta like a delicious garlic bread on the side. Normally I just run to the grocery store to buy bread and throw it in the oven to toast it, but this time, I tried to make my own garlic butter knots.

The recipe, which I adapted to my own tastes, makes a batch of delicious rolls that pairs with pastas in red, white and blush sauces. If you’re like me, and are only just starting to make bread with yeast, this is the way to start. Enjoy!

Garlic knots

1/4 cups butter

1 cup milk

2 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon salt

1 large egg

3 – 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• Preheat your oven to 400 F, then line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

• In a small saucepan, melt your butter. 

• When the butter is nearly melted, stir in the milk. You’ll want to stir the mixture until it reaches just above body temperature.

• Add yeast and honey to a large mixing bowl. 

• Once the milk mixture is at the right temperature, add it to the yeast and honey. Stir the mixture completely, and allow the mixture to stand for 10 minutes until it becomes foamy.

• Add the salt and egg to your batter, and stir until combined.

• Start adding your flour by adding an initial 2 ½ cups of flour to the mix.

• Slowly add your remaining flour until dough cleans the sides of the bowl.

• Knead your dough for about 5 minutes.

• Lay out your dough, and shape your dough into a long rectangle, slicing the dough into 12 strips.

Try to keep the strips as even as possible for uniformity.

• With lightly floured hands, shape each dough strip into a knot, and place the dough on prepared baking sheet.

• Cover the knots and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

• Bake for about 9-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

As you wait for your knots to bake, it’s time to make your garlic butter.

Garlic Butter for topping

2 tablespoons butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

3-4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

• Stir together your ingredients for garlic butter.

• After removing the rolls from the oven, brush each knot with your garlic butter, and enjoy.