It sounds ridiculous, but after my last round of making pizza dough for our outdoor pizza oven, we had an extra dough ball in the fridge.
As we pondered what we could do as it was getting a little long in the tooth, the idea of garlic knots came to mind. We have enjoyed them at pizza joints, so it made sense!
I found a couple different recipes, some talked about letting it rise, others about making a log and cutting it “evenly”, the toppings of butter and garlic were a must!
I went with a combo of kind of a fat tube, cut into some peices and then rolled as best i could.
From there i created the knot shape and let then rest while the oven finished being used for cookie baking!
I used a recipe that suggested melting butter in a small pan on the stove and adding fresh garlic there. I thought it might infuse the butter with a bit more garlic, than just brushing it on or using the microwave.
All in all this is a fun way to use up extra dough and i’m curious if they would work well in the pizza over… ponders and wishes it was not raining right now.
Garlic Knots (with pizza dough)
Ingredients
- Pizza dough
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- Pinch of salt
- 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- Pizza sauce or marinara sauce or ranch for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper.
- Set aside.
- Cut the pizza dough into 8-12 equal pieces.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into about an 8 inch long rope.
- Take the ends of the dough and tie into a knot (over, under, and through).
- Place each knot on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and cook the garlic for 1-2 minutes over medium-low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in dried basil, oregano, parsley, and a pinch of salt.
- Brush the garlic knots lightly with the garlic butter.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the knots are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and brush with the remaining garlic butter.
- Sprinkle each garlic knot with Parmesan Romano cheese.
- Serve with warm pizza sauce or marinara sauce or ranch.
Verdict:
This is a fun way to use up extra pizza dough or make fun appetizer options!
We dipped our knots in the extra butter, cause why not!
If you try this recipe let me know what you thought and what your favorite dipping sauce is
