Garlic Knot Rolls

To top off our braciole dinner on Sunday I wanted to make some sort of fresh baked bread or roll.  So of course, I hit up the internet and all of my favorite blogs.  I found a recipe for soft garlic knots over at Annie's Eats that looked perfect.  What goes better with Italian foot than garlic knots?  These were very easy to make and did not have very long proofing times and came out fabulous.  Each of us had 2 of them at dinner.  One thing I will say is that these are definitely more the size of a large roll rather than what I consider a garlic knot.  To me, a garlic knot is a one or two bite little roll.  The rolls that are made in this recipe are quite a bit bigger.  Maybe next time I will experiment by making them into smaller knots like we get from our local pizzeria.  I will definitely be making these again!

Garlic Knot Rolls

From Annie's Eats

Ingredients:

For the dough:

3 cups bread flour

1 tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. instant yeast

1 1/4 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. olive oil

1/4 cup milk

1 cup plus 2 tbsp. lukewarm water

For the glaze:

2 cloves garlic

3 tbsp. melted butter

1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning

Directions:

To make the dough, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the dry ingredients.  Add the olive oil, milk and water.  Mix until ingredients have formed a dough.  Switch to the dough hook and knead on low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.  Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turn once to coat, and cover with plastic wrap.  Allow to rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.

Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces.  Roll each piece into a 10 inch long rope and tie into a knot.  Take the end lying underneath the know and bring it over the top, tucking it into the center.  Take the end lying over the knot and tuck it underneath and into the center.  Transfer shaped rolls to a baking stone, or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for 45 minutes, until puffy.

To make the glaze, finely mince the garlic or press it though a garlic press.  Mix with the melted butter and Italian seasoning.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Brush the glaze onto the shaped rolls.  Bake until set and lightly browned, about 15-18 minutes.  Let cool slightly before serving.