Name: Garlic Knots with Pizza Dough
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 ball store-bought Pizza Dough; 2 Tbsp melted butter; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; Salt and pepper to taste

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These Garlic Knots made with store-bought pizza dough are the easiest, most delicious garlic bread to serve with your favorite pasta recipe. Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, they are buttery and garlicky and oh so delicious!

They also pair beautifully with my Shrimp Scampi Pasta recipe, my Creamy Chicken Florentine Recipe, my Chicken Marsala Recipe, or my Baked Eggplant Parmesan.

a white platter piled with freshly baked garlic knots

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Why You’ll Love This:

This recipe comes together so quickly and easily thanks to the store-bought pizza dough! My favorite brand is the Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Dough found at Gelson’s or the Trader Joe’s Pizza Dough
If you can’t get good-quality store-bought dough, sometimes your local pizzeria will sell it to you, or you can make your own. Follow my Easy Pizza Dough Recipe.
They are so buttery and garlicky, and all the flavor settles into the knot; they pair beautifully with pasta or soup!
They are delicious with my Potato and Leek Soup, my Chicken Tortellini Soup, or my Creamy Broccoli Soup.

a baked garlic knots with garlic and spices

Ingredients:

Store-Bought Pizza Dough. These garlic knots work best with fresh pizza dough. Ideally, buy the dough the day you plan to make these. Otherwise, flat dough will result in flat, overly chewy garlic knots.
Olive Oil: The olive oil keeps the pizza dough soft in the center and prevents it from becoming too hard and overly crispy.
Butter: The butter adds additional flavor to the garlic knots and pairs so well with the garlic and seasoning.
Salt and Pepper these knots are best when they have a nice kick of salt and spicy pepper. For additional flavor, you could also add red pepper flakes.
Italian Seasoning: I’ve found that, with this recipe, dried herbs work better than fresh herbs because they have a more pronounced flavor.
Garlic: I’m a garlic lover, so I add 2 cloves, but you can reduce it to 1 clove if desired, and they will still be good!

Step#1: Creating the Dough Knots

You’ll begin by cutting the dough into 4 equal pieces, then gently rolling it out on a floured surface.
Then cut each quadrant of dough into 4 strips roughly around 3-4 inches long.
Roll the strips into ropes and then tie them into a knot.

Step#2: Butter and Oil the Knots First

Once all the knots have been formed, place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet
Then, combine the olive oil and melted butter and gently brush the knots before baking
This will keep the knots tender on the inside after they are baked

Step#3: Brushing on the Garlic Butter

Once the knots are baked and golden brown, add the garlic and the seasonings to the butter and oil mixture
Brush the knots liberally with the garlic butter and serve immediately
At this stage, you might be thinking, why not just brush the garlic butter on the knots right away before baking?
Well, I’ve tried tha,t and the garlic burns before the dough is fully baked inside. So it works out much better this way.

For a Garlic Knot Sauce

These are also great as an appetizer and pair well with spicy tomato sauce.
Just heat a 15-ounce can of pure tomato sauce, season with salt and pepper, another garlic clove, minced, and some red pepper flakes
Serve in a small bowl with the garlic knots on the side

For a Cheesy Garlic Knot

Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese before serving
Or keep the garlic knots on the baking tray after brushing with the garlic butter
Then sprinkle with freshly grated mozzarella cheese, and place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes or until cheese melts.

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