Italian Garlic Knot
1 cup warm water
2 T oil
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 T yeast
Garlic Butter Ingredients
2 T oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 T butter
4 garlic cloves
Combine the warm water, oil, sugar, and salt. Add flour and dry yeast all at once. Stir. Knead dough for 8 to 10 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a smooth, elastic dough. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes. Heat oil and butter in a skillet and add minced garlic and salt. Cook and stir for about 5 min. Grease two large baking sheet. Punch down dough and roll out on a floured surface into a 12 x 12” rectangle. Using a pizza cutter, cut dough into twelve strips each 1 inch wide. Cut strips in half. Tie each strip into a knot. Put twelve per baking sheet, covering with a towel and rising for 20 to 30 minutes, until nearly double. Brush each lightly with some of the garlic butter, trying to get bit of minced garlic on the rolls. Bake at 375° for 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer immediately to a large bowl, pour remaining garlic butter over rolls, and toss to coat.
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I’m having some people over for dinner and thought I’d try this recipe. I’m pretty sure I got it from one of granny’s threads because I have pages of recipes in my ‘to try’ file, most of them from her.
They are pretty good and very easy to make. The knot is a cute idea and really easy to do. They look fancier than they are. The only thing I did different was I used up all the garlic-butter in basting the rolls so had none left to toss them in. Not sure I’d want to ‘toss’ hot and squishy rolls anyway - they probably wouldn’t be so pretty after that! The garlic bits added a lot of flavor so be sure to slip those in the crevices of the rolls. After being cooked, the garlic isn’t overwhelming - just tasty.
Those sound yummy! Thanks for posting-going to try them soon.