Easy Parmesan Garlic Knots

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup warm water 177ml
• 1 tsp instant dry yeast 3g
• 1/2 tsp sugar 2g
• 2.25 cups all purpose flour 270g
• 1 tsp salt 6g
• 1 tbsp olive oil 30ml

Parmesan Garlic Butter

• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 cloves garlic crushed
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp finely grated parmesan
• 2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley chopped

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the water, yeast, sugar, flour, salt, and olive oil, in that order. Knead with the dough hook until the dough comes together into a ball, adding 1 tablespoon of water if too dry and 1 tablespoon of flour if too sticky. Using lightly oiled hands, gather the dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Let proof until doubled 1-2 hours.
2. On a lightly floured surface, punch the dough down, shape into a long log, and cut into 8 equal strips. Roll each strip into an short rope and tie into a knot. Dust with garlic powder, cover and let rest for 30 minutes. Towards the end of the rise time, heat the oven to 400°F.
3. Make the garlic butter: melt the butter, add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until just soft but not brown, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Brush the knots with the garlic butter (save the remaining garlic butter for after the knots are baked) and bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and dunk into the remaining butter. Sprinkle with parmesan and parsley. Enjoy plain or with pizza sauce!