Homemade Garlic Knots From Scratch

pizza dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat dough adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

red pepper flakes

🥗Healthier: fresh chili

💰Cheaper: black pepper

Fresh chili provides a vibrant flavor with less heat.

Add 3 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.

Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the mixing bowl.

Use a mixer with a dough hook to knead the dough until it's the right consistency, adding more flour or water as needed, one tablespoon at a time.

Let the dough rise in a bowl for 1 hour until it doubles in size.

Dump the risen dough onto a floured surface and split it into two parts, wrapping them in plastic wrap and letting them rest for 10 minutes.

Uncover the dough and divide it into four pieces, then cut each piece in half to create segments for the knots.

Roll each segment into a rope, tying it into a knot and placing it on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Cover the cookie sheet with plastic wrap and let the knots rise for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C).

Melt 1 stick of unsalted butter and mix with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of garlic salt, and chopped fresh parsley.

Brush the garlic butter mixture over the knots before baking.

Bake the knots for approximately 20 minutes, checking for doneness as ovens may vary.

Once baked, brush the knots with more garlic butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving warm.

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