Buttery Homemade Garlic Knots Dinner Rolls Recipe - Restless Chipotle (2024)

Instructions include Rapid Rise as well as Active Dry yeasts.

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🗝️ Key takeaways

• Homemade garlic knots are easy to make, budget-friendly, and much tastier than store-bought.
• These freeze well so make a bunch on a weekend and serve with with any casual midweek meal.
• An instant-read thermometer and a stand mixer make this recipe easier but are not totally necessary.

One of the best things in life is tearing open a warm, buttery roll to reveal the fluffy, soft interior and inhale the heavenly scent of fresh garlic and homemade bread.

That's why these garlic knots are supreme—they deliver all the nostalgic, comforting taste and flavor you crave, without too much effort or time. (And, only minimal kneading!)

🧾 Ingredients

This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

📖Variations

• Prefer to use active dry yeast? That's fine. However, you'll have to let it activate in the warm water for at least ten minutes, and rising may take more time than compared to instant yeast.
• Instead of parsley flakes, feel free to use fresh herbs or dried Italian seasoning for a slightly different flavor profile.
• Prefer parmesan garlic knots? Before baking, sprinkle the tops of the rolls with grated parmesan cheese. Easy, cheesy, deliciousness.
• Add some deli pepperoni before tying the knots and serve with marinara sauce. Call them "pizza" knots for the kids!

🔪 Instructions

This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.

1. Combine the yeast, warm water, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
2. Add olive oil, salt, garlic powder, and all-purpose flour. Mix into a dough.
3. Let dough rise in a warm place for about two hours or until size doubles.
4. Punch down the bread dough to release the air.

5. Shape the dough into a flat loaf and cut into 1" slices.
6. Tie each piece of dough into a knot.
7. Set aside for the second rise. Then, brush with the garlic herb butter.
8. Bake until golden brown and top with remaining melted butter.

🧄 Let the garlic knot dough rise in the refrigerator

1. Prep the dough up to step 5 in the recipe instructions below.
2. Oil the ball of dough and put it in a large, oiled mixing bowl.
3. Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
4. Place in the refrigerator and leave overnight. Don't leave it in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours.
5. The next day, follow the rest of the steps as written!

🥫 How to store leftovers

Homemade garlic bread rolls aren't filled with preservatives like the store-bought stuff, so they won't last forever in the pantry.

However, they'll keep just fine at room temperature for two or three days. Just be sure to let the garlic knots cool down, first, before storing them in an airtight container.

Want 'em fresh-out-of-the-oven warm again?

Wrap the knots in aluminum foil and reheat them in the oven for a few minutes. If I'm baking something for dinner I'll just pop the rolls in for the last bit of time and they taste like new again!

Like most homemade dinner rolls, feel free to freeze leftover garlic knots for another time.

Simply package them up tightly in a freezer bag and use them within three months for best results—though, they'll be safe to eat for up to six months.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: If you don't have a warm spot in your kitchen to let the dough rise, turn the oven on to its lowest temperature, let it preheat for a few minutes, then shut it off. Put the dough inside and let it grow!

• For fool-proof, perfect garlic knots, measure all of the ingredients properly. This makes a big difference, people!
• New, fresh yeast is best. Don't try to use any that's expired—trust me.
• No mixer? No problem. Use a wooden spoon and a bit of muscle power to combine the ingredients into a ball of dough. Then you'll need to knead it for about 5 to 10 minutes.
• If you live in a dry climate, dampen the kitchen towel or use plastic wrap to cover the bowl so the dough doesn't dry out during proofing.
• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking. Don't confuse parchment with wax, though, as the wax paper isn't oven-safe!
• Let the garlic butter cool down a little before brushing it on top of the knots (so they continue to rise in the oven.) Piping hot butter can harm the yeast even still at this point in the process.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

• Garlic Breadsticks are so delicious, and, better yet, versatile! You can freeze the sticks before baking or after for an easy side in just minutes.
• Anyone can make this chewy, delicious Potato Garlic Baguette recipe—it tastes as if it came straight out of a fancy-schmancy bakery!
• These 30-Minute Dinner Rolls are yeasty, buttery, and almost sound too good to be true. And, did I mention, they only take a half hour? Score!

🍽️ Serve with...

I love these with almost anything but one of the best ways to serve garlic knots is with pasta covered in my Slow Cooker Beef Ragu Sauce. I'll add a salad or Green Bean Casserole. Red Velvet Bundt Cake finishes off a satisfying meal with moist texture, sweet flavor, and just the right amount of tangy frosting.

📞 The last word

There's something about making homemade bread that just makes you feel confident and good. It's one of the few times I feel like I've got this adulting thing down!

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