Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 160 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 150 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 2-1/4 teaspoon Active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon Baking powder
- 3 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1-1/5 tablespoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 cup Lukewarm Water - or milk
- 4 tablespoon Butter - melted
- 4 cloves Garlic - minced
- 1 tablespoon Parsley leaves - dry
- 1/2 tablespoon Basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli flakes
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- To make the Garlic Knots, prep up with all the ingredients first
- Combine yeast, sugar and warm water
- Let it sit for 5 - 10 minutes
- It looks like a thick creamy paste at this stage
- In another few minutes (5-10 minutes) the mixture will become all frothy and bubbly
- Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients mentioned under garlic butter spread and keep aside
- In a bowl combine flour with salt and baking powder
- Mix it well
- Pour in yeast mixture to it and knead
- Add a couple of teaspoons of oil if required
- Cover the dough and keep it aside for about 2 hours
- After 2 hours, the dough will have risen to be double in its size
- Dust the working surface with flour and knead the dough
- Use your hands to flatten the kneaded dough to about 8 inches wide
- Cut the flattened dough into long strips of about 6-8 inch
- Preheat oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit/190 degree Celsius for 10 minutes
- Start knotting them by making a loose knot, you will still have dough left at both ends
- Take the left end of the dough, wrap it over the knot and into the hole of the loose knot
- Gently press it down such that the dough is secured within
- Repeat the same with the right end -wrap it over the knot and into the hole
- Press and secure both the ends
- Repeat the process with the rest of dough and shape all the garlic knots
- Arrange them 2 inches apart on a baking tray like with baking sheet
- Brush all the rolls of garlic knot with garlic herb butter spread
- Bake for 12-15 minutes
- Soft, buttery garlic knot recipe tastes great when fresh out of the oven
- You can serve the garlic knots with dips such as Low Fat Vegetable Dip Recipe with Herbs or Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe with Pepper and Olives
- Side it up with Spinach Corn Pasta in Whole Wheat White Sauce for a delicious dinner indulgence
- Serve Garlic Knots as a tea time snack along with a cup of Masala Chai and Linzer cookies
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Fusion
- Snack
- Vegetarian