Ingredients
- Basic Pizza Dough, recipe follows
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Directions
Prepare Basic Pizza Dough as recipe instructs below and set aside to rise.
Combine butter and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover, remove from the heat and set aside. Keep warm.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. Set aside.
Remove risen dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured surface. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough out into a large rectangle, about 16 by 12 inches. Brush the dough lightly with the olive oil. Cut the dough in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into strips about 1 1/4 inches wide. Tie each strip loosely into a knot, stretching gently if necessary, and place on prepared baking sheets about 2-inches apart. Sprinkle the tops of the knots with salt. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes.
Bake until golden brown and risen, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and toss gently with the warm garlic butter, Pecorino Romano cheese, and parsley. Add salt to taste if necessary. Serve immediately.
Basic Pizza Dough:
1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Yellow cornmeal, for sprinkling the baking sheet
In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, honey, and 1 tablespoon oil, stirring to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until the dough is smooth but still slightly sticky. You may not need all of the flour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.
Oil a large mixing bowl with remaining olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place, free from drafts until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Yield: dough for 1 (15-inch) pizza
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By Shah921
on August 16, 2011
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I just finished making these garlic knots and I have to say that they were okay. I really don't know what the big deal is about these garlic knots because for me they came out rock hard and they weren't really tasty at all. The recipe definitely requires more salt. Maybe I did something wrong in making the recipe but I will not be making these again.
By Schnatzi
Atlanta, Georgia
on July 18, 2011
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Oh, so tasty. I made a batch and let them sit in the oven for a while after turning the heat off and the got a nice crispy crust. Instead of using all butter I substituted olive oil for half of the amount of the butter. I also added some basil, oregano and dried garlic to the butter mix and brushed the knots with that before baking and then tossed them after baking. Very tasty. I will definitely make these again!
By NPerretta
on July 17, 2011
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These were awesome! If you use olive oil to grease the cookie sheets, the knots end up with a very nice crispy texture on the bottom.
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