Buttery soft and loaded with parmesan cheese, Parmesan Garlic Knots | Garlic Parmesan Knots are simply fantastic. Additionally, it has a great flavour of minced garlic, olive oil as well. Therefore, just perfect for a light dinner, no? So, here’s how to make easy, soft and tasty Homemade Garlic Knots from Scratch.
Parmesan Garlic Knots
Most of all, I love to bake bread at home. Because, the aroma of fresh baked bread transports me to another world. Seems like, it’s been a while since I baked bread and was really craving for that smell again. So, made up my mind to make these soft and fluffy Parmesan Garlic Knots. Also, these are super delicious starters . Most importantly, the butter, garlic and grated Parmesan that melted over the hot knots made them irresistible. Moreover, I used to make these knots with only all purpose flour a few years back when I did not have access to vital gluten and bread flour and they turned good too. But now with vital gluten easily available, I add a little to the APF and that makes the knots even softer.
Most importantly, all you need is some melted butter in a small/ large bowl, baking sheet, pinch of salt with flour to get this recipe going. And, hurray, the next thing you see is the knots are baking!
How to serve Parmesan Garlic Knots?
As much as simple to make as lightly pizza dough flour, these cheesy Garlic Knot | Garlic Knots Recipe taste great with marinara sauce. Hence, trust me, they beat garlic bread big time! Furthermore, these golden brown, melted butter goodies can be served with pasta as well. Probably, as a starter with pizza slices as well. Rather, you may pack some for tiffin. Since, you kiddo is sure going to love it.
Although, I have served Parmesan Garlic Knots along with Red Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk on many occasions. Yet, I like keeping them on the menu for parties every time. Additionally, you may even nibble on some Parmesan Garlic Knots if you feel like eating a light lunch or dinner.
Lastly, without much adieu, note down the easy recipe for Parmesan Garlic Knots and get set to bake them!
Parmesan Garlic Knots
Parmesan Garlic Knots
Ingredients
- Bread flour - 2 cups If bread flour is not available, you can make your own. Measure 2 cups all purpose flour. Then remove 2 tbsp from it and replace with 2 tbsp vital gluten. I have made these knots with only APF in the past and they came out good too.
- Active dry yeast - 1 and 1/2 tsp
- Warm water - 1/2 cup
- Warm milk - 1/4 cup
- Sugar - 2 tbsp
- Salt - 1 and 1/2 tsp
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp
- Egg white - 1 If you are a vegetarian, brush your knots with milk
- Butter - 30 gm
- Olive oil - 30 ml
- Garlic - 8-10 cloves finely chopped
- Fresh parsley - 2-3 tbsp chopped
- Parmesan cheese to grate on top of the knots.
Instructions
- Mix warm water, warm milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl.
- Keep aside for 5-8 minutes.
- Mix bread flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl.
- Add the yeast mixture to the bowl and mix together to make a dough.
- Take out the dough on a lightly floured surface and keep kneading with the heel of your hands for 10-12 minutes. ( Kneading is the key guys. Do not compromise on this step )
- If using a stand mixer, knead on medium speed for 6-8 minutes )
- Lightly oil a bowl and transfer the dough in the bowl.
- Cover the bowl with a moist cloth and keep it in a warm place for 2 hours, till the dough doubles in size.
- Lightly punch the dough.
- Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces.
- Lightly oil your work surface and roll each piece into a ball on it.
- Roll each ball into a 7-8 inch long cylinder and then bring the ends together to make a knot.
- Grease a baking sheet and line the knots on the sheet keeping a distance of 1 and 1/2 inch between each knot.
- Cover with a lightly greased cling film.
- Keep in a warm place for an hour.
- Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C.
- Set the oven on TOAST MODE where both the heating elements with work. ( In my oven it is represented by two parallel lines )
- Mix egg white with a tbsp of water.
- Lightly brush the egg wash on the knots.
- Bake for 15- 20 minutes, till slightly browned form the top.
- Meanwhile heat butter and olive oil in a pan.
- Add garlic when the is hot.
- Cook till garlic is slightly browned.
- Add parsley and switch off the heat.
- When the knots are done, pour the butter mixture over them.
- Grate Parmesan over the hot knots.
- These are best served straight from the oven. Can be stored in an airtight container for a day. Heat in a microwave for 10 seconds before serving.
Aruna Manikandan
October 10, 2013 at 11:45 amlooks perfect and very tempting 🙂
Princy Vinoth
October 10, 2013 at 4:34 pmSo soft and pillowy breads!!Love them.
Anu Shoj
October 10, 2013 at 5:20 pmwow awesome and perfectly done…luv ur clicks…
Priya Suresh
October 13, 2013 at 6:51 pmSeriously i want that basket of garlic knots, certainly very tempting garlic knots there.