Cheesy Garlic Knots
These Cheesy Garlic Knots use an easy homemade pizza dough to create soft, cheesy, butter garlicky bites! Pair with a side of marinara and you'll be set for an easy party appetizer, side dish or snack!
Servings: 8 knots
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 packet Instant yeast 2 ¼ teaspoons
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
For the Herby Garlic Butter Sauce:
- 8 tbsp salted butter
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Other ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 14 oz bottle of pizza sauce or marinara
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
For the dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the packet of Instant yeast and warm water (think warm bath water). Add in honey and salt. Connect the dough hook and mix on lowest speed for 30 seconds until everything is combined.
- Gradually add in all 2 ½ cups of flour. As it is combining, add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and mix until combined. Allow mixture to beat on the lowest speed for 10 minutes. This works to knead the dough which means you don't have to knead it yourself!
- While the dough is kneading, take approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil and use it to coat a large sized bowl. After the 10 minutes is up, the dough should be clinging to the dough hook. Use the finally tablespoon of olive oil to coat the bowl and place the dough int it.. Cover with a damp dish towel and let it sit in a warm, dark area for 1 hour to rise. I like to turn my oven onto the lowest temperature for 2 minutes and turn it off, and leave the dough there to rise.
- While the dough is preheating, mix up the garlic butter. Melt the butter and stir in all of the ingredients. Set aside.
For assembly:
- After the hour is up and your dough has almost doubled in size, pull the dough from the oven and pour out onto a floured surface. Roll out the dough to the desired thickness, approximately 20-inch x 10-inch. Cut about 8 strips width-wise, about 2.5 inches thick.
- Drizzle about 1 teaspoon of garlic butter in the middle of each strip of dough. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on each strip, leaving about ½ inch of dough on each end without cheese. Flip the dough over the cheese to seal.
- Tie each strip into knots (reference the photos in the blog on how to do so). Arrange the knots on a baking sheet, about 2 inches apart (you may need 2 baking sheets). Preheat the oven to 350° and let the dough rest until preheated.
- Before baking, brush each knot with the garlic butter sauce and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, brush with the rest of the garlic butter and sprinkle on parmesan cheese. Serve with marinara!