I’ve been craving nice homemade rolls for quite some time.
The instant I saw the recipe for these heavenly Soft Garlic Knots over at AnniesEats I knew my fate was sealed.
With the recipe as flawless as this one, everything went perfectly.
Oh, and yes, there’s yeast. Please, don’t let that fact scare you off. The yeast in this recipe is nothing more than one of a few ingredients that creates the dough and that’s it. The magic will happen by itself, dear friends, there are no special tricks of trade involved.
This is a simple recipe which yields amazing results.
In case you really need to have these knots too, of which I am just sure, here are the ingredients.
These knots can be kneaded in an electric mixer or simply just by hand. That really depends on your decision.
1. To start, place the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, yeast and salt) into a bowl and stir them to combine.
2. Then add the wet ingredients (olive oil, milk and water) and stir again just to combine.
3. Now, using the dough attachment of your electric mixer, mix the dough for about 8 minutes.
If you want to do this by hand, the process will last a little longer.
What we are going for here is a smooth and elastic dough.
4. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turn once to coat…
…and cover with a plastic wrap.
5. Allow to rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
6. Turn the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and divide it into 8 equal pieces.
To do that I used a knife. I first divided the dough into halves. Then I cut each half into halves again so I had 4 pieces. And finally I cut each piece into halves again which resulted in 8 equal pieces.
7. Use the palms of your hands to roll each ball into a 10-inch (26 cm) long rope.
If the dough is too sticky then use a little flour to dust it with. The ropes can’t be sticky because you wouldn’t be able to form the knots.
8. Now tie the rope into a knot.
9. Take the end lying underneath the knot and bring it over the top, tucking it into the center and take the end lying over the knot and tuck it underneath and into the center.
10. Transfer the knots on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with a clean kitchen towel.
11. Let the knots rise for another 45 minutes.
12. In the meantime you can prepare the glaze.
Melt the butter (microwave is perfectly okay) and press the garlic into it.
Instead of pressing the garlic through the press you can just mince it finely.
13. Add the dried oregano…
14. …and mix it all together.
15. When your knots are nice and puffy…
…brush the glaze onto them.
16. Place the knots into a preheated oven (350 °F – 175 °C) and bake for about 15-18 minutes.
This will smell like heaven, I’m telling you.
It’s amazing!
Your neighbors will come knocking on your door begging for the recipe.
These cuties taste best when still a little warm.
They perfectly accompany a delicious soup, or, when I think about it, they perfectly accompany just anything.
Enjoy, dear friends!
Yum!
these look fabulous!! I may have to sub these in this year for thanksgiving…
So glad you enjoyed them. Beautiful pictures!
Thanks Annie!
i am yet to try one of your recipes but you make it look so easy that i can’t wait! Will let you know how it goes.
I can’t decide what makes me more excited: how yummy the rolls look, or how beautiful your pictures are.
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Woow, this is my favourite food blog. And it has a very nice name
Everytime you publish a new recipe, I can’t wait to try it myself.
This knots (like everything else on this blog) look absolutely wonderful. I just love your recipes, your writing and your pictures. Don’t stop!
Wow…I must try your recipe soon. Your blog is very nice
Give me carbs or give me death!!
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they look perfect. great pictures and directions. wish I had some right now!!! thanks
Those look so yummy! I love your step by step pictures – nicely done!
Love your food blog. Am from UAE and a regular at your site. Thanks for the tips on food photography…. greatly appreciated. Am surely gonna try these yummy Garlic Knots
Thank YOU Judith for visiting! Happy baking to you!
Petra
Looks delish! I’m wondering if I could successfully veganize these lovely breads. Hmmm. I think I will be trying very soon. Thank you for sharing!
These look so yummy! Especially that photo where you brushed on the garlic butter.
Ooo…garlic knots…These look so amazing..Thanks for the detail step by step pictures! It is now noted in my to do list.
hey I dont have bread flour but have plain and self raising flour .. would they do fine too? Im so looking forward to make these for tea late at night .. hehe see if i can get ur reply by evening.. I’ll try it tonight
Hey there! Plain flour should work very fine! But don’t use the self-raising flour. Happy baking to you and have a wonderful day!
Petra
My knots are in the oven!! They look delicious, thank you SO much for the recipe.
I’ll share it on my blog tomorrow and link back to you, if you don’t mind!
Cheers
J.
Sure Jasmine, I’m glad you like them!
Petra
Saw your gorgeous pic on foodgawker. These knots look absolutely delicious!
I made these tonight, OMG!! They are so good and my husband loved them. And they were so easy, Foolproof! I just wanted you to know how successful they were. thank you so much.
Hi Susan! I’m really glad. What’s better than a happy husband?!
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These look amazing! I want to give it a try!
hi there! just wanted to let you know we featured this post under “Favorite Food Photos” on the FoodPress.com home page today. that top photo make me want to run to the kitchen and make these right away! good job…thanks! jane
Yum! I’ve gotta try this recipe. Thank you!
Great photos too!
I saw this recipe and of course the pictures and I had to try it … immediately
They worked out very well thanks very much. Hope you don’t mind, I blogged about them and linked it with you…!
You have a unique way of telling a story with food. I hope to give this recipe a try soon (I’ll post my results on my blog too). Thank you!
This recipe looks great! I’d love to try it this week and blog about it, full credit to you for the recipe of course!
Would that be okay?
Sure Lindsay! Happy baking to you!
Petra
Hey…I have just joined wordpress and stumbled on your blog!! Just wanted to tell you I love cooking but never tried baking and never found it interesting but the look of your Garlic Knots made me change my mind..and now I desperately waiting for the weekend…to follow your act.
So before I close..you are doing a GREAT job and love your blog….it’s just so well written and structured I am highly impressed..Best wishes for your work:)
Anjali..the dreamer;-)
Thank you so much for your nice words! You made my day!
Petra
Beautiful, and I can practically taste them already. (Why do I torture myself looking at recipes before lunch??)
Thanks for the great post. Annie’s Eats has some solid stuff on there, but I always like seeing other bloggers dress up extra photos and give their own experiences.
Nicely done, from one food blogger to another!
ZOMG yummy.
I will certainly try these, maybe even for Thanksgiving!
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its look soo yammy and i think i am in love
thank you i will try it
I tried them beside lentil soup, they were so yummy…
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the great instructions.
I just made them with a great fettuccine and the rolls were great.
My boyfriend didn’t like them though because he’s used to more gooey rolls like the ones we had in college.
Well, what does he know?
I liked the crunchy outside.
Thanks again!
You’re a super-duper cook! And so very inspiring!!
He preparado estos panecillos estan buenisimos!He conocido este blog por medio de el de Estefania…..me encantan tus recetas y fotografias son divinas!
Besets.
Thanks Mesilda!
Petra
Yummyyy! Mouthwatering!!
I’ve made this recipe twice in the last 2 weeks. It’s super delicious.
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I tried making these. It was my first time making garlic knots. They came out absolutely perfect. My family is dieing for more! Thank you so much for your recipe it was very clear and the garlic knots came out so pretty.
These knots are a pretty sweet way to start the year. They came out perfectly and my kitchen smells like an Italian ‘nonna’ came to visit me.
Loved it!
Ive made these twice and both times they get really sticky in the second rise and stick to the cloth I covered them with. When I pull it off, they fall. Despite this, they’re still yummy. What am I missing? I would like them to look like yours do.
Thanks!
Hi Stefanie! Have you tried sprinkling the tops of the buns with some flour before covering them? That should help… Petra
Just made these and the kitchen smells divine!!!! THANK you!!!
This is the first time that I have logged on to this blog but I found it very interesting and informative, well done.