Tied Up In Garlic Knots

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 garlic cloves, finely minced (go ahead and add more if you prefer)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, plus
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb fresh bread dough (if using frozen bread dough, thaw first)

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil and butter over low-medium heat until butter is melted.
• 2 add garlic and 1/8 teaspoon of the salt. cook 3-4 minutes to infuse. be careful not to burn, stirring constantly! lower heat if necessary.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 roll out the bread dough on a floured surface to a 12 inch by 10 inch rectangle. cut the dough horizontally into 12 strips, then cut in half down the center vertically. you will have a total of 24, 5 inch by 1 inch strips.
• 5 tie each strip into a knot stretching dough [slightly] to aid in tying. transfer the knots to two large baking sheets. sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• 6 cover knots with a clean flour sacking towel and proof in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes.
• 7 heat oven to 350 degrees. uncover the knots and brush each one with a small amount of the garlic-butter sauce.
• 8 bake for about 20 minutes, rotating pans at the halfway mark.
• 9 once baked, immediately transfer to a large bowl and toss with the remaining garlic-butter sauce.