Ingredients: cups All Purpose Flour (Maida), teaspoon Active dry yeast, tablespoon Baking powder, tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, tablespoon Salt, tablespoon Sugar, cup Lukewarm Water - or milk, tablespoon Butter - melted, cloves Garlic - minced, tablespoon Parsley leaves - dry, tablespoon Basil leaves, tablespoon Red Chilli flakes, - to taste, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To make the Garlic Knots, prep up with all the ingredients first. Combine yeast, sugar and warm water.Let it sit for 5 - 10 minutes. It looks like a thick creamy paste at this stage. In another few minutes (5-10 minutes) the mixture will become all frothy and bubbly.Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients mentioned under garlic butter spread and keep aside.In a bowl combine flour with salt and baking powder. Mix it well. Pour in yeast mixture to it and knead. Add a couple of teaspoons of oil if required.Cover the dough and keep it aside for about 2 hours.After 2 hours, the dough will have risen to be double in its size.Dust the working surface with flour and knead the dough. Use your hands to flatten the kneaded dough to about 8 inches wide.Cut the flattened dough into long strips of about 6-8 inch.Preheat oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit/190 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.Start knotting them by making a loose knot, you will still have dough left at both ends. Take the left end of the dough, wrap it over the knot and into the hole of the loose knot. Gently press it down such that the dough is secured within. Repeat the same with the right end -wrap it over the knot and into the hole. Press and secure both the ends.Repeat the process with the rest of dough and shape all the garlic knots. Arrange them 2 inches apart on a baking tray like with baking sheet.Brush all the rolls of garlic knot with garlic herb butter spread.Bake for 12-15 minutes.Soft, buttery garlic knot recipe tastes great when fresh out of the oven. You can serve the garlic knots with dips such as Low Fat Vegetable Dip Recipe with Herbs or Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe with Pepper and Olives. Side it up with Spinach Corn Pasta in Whole Wheat White Sauce for a delicious dinner indulgence.Serve Garlic Knots as a tea time snack along with a cup of Masala Chai and Linzer cookies.