Garlic knots is an easy side dish when feeding a crowd. People love finger food. Firstly, nothing beats a good loaf of bread and secondly when it has a beautiful design to it. It just feeds your creativity too. They are a great addition to menu during a pizza night. Smell of fresh bread excites a foodie always. Warm buttery garlic knots makes me hungry always. Mini pizza, some pasta and a side of garlic knots is great for a party. Everyone loves it!
You can make dinner rolls in advance and send it in bento box too. Warm it and have it with breakfast with some hot cuppa. It is perfect with any soup be it mushroom barley soup , tomato soup or vegan broccoli soup for an easy dinner. Other vegan dishes that I like include green moong dal curry , plum chutney ,vegan dal makhani, pumpkin lentil curry ,easy thai curry , chickpea korma curry , vegan carrot dogs , chana dal recipe & potato curry recipe.
Toddlers love to chew on quick finger food. Hence it is great option for a busy monday night too. Bake with family over the weekend. Have it with soup and your monday night dinner is done. Best part, they are a great during road journeys for a nibble. I always feel hungry when I am travelling. Something to nibble makes me feel good. Happy tummy and happy me!
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How to increase fiber in your bread ?
There are a number of ways that can help increase the fiber content in buns or bread.
1.Use fiber rich flour such as whole-wheat flour/atta. In this case you may need to increase the quantity of yeast by 20% and use a bit more water/oil as this flour is a bit heaver than plain flour.
2. Add additional additives such as flax seed meal . 1 cup of plain flour contains around 3.4 gms of fiber compared to 11 gms in 1 cup of whole meal flour. 1 tbsp. of flax seeds contains around 2 gms of fiber. So an addition of 3 tbsp. of flax seeds to plain flour can help you get similar fiber content as whole meal flour.
3.Use a combination of above 2 as done in the below recipe.
Ingredients
- all purpose flour (unbleached plain flour )
- yeast in warm water +½ tsp. sugar (or maple syrup)
- water to knead the dough
- salt
- garlic powder
- Seasoning mix (fresh garlic chives, dried herbs)
- olive oil
refer to recipe card for details.
Equipment
- stand mixer
- oven or air fryer
- tray
- parchment paper
- small bowl
How to make Garlic knots ?
- Activate the yeast with warm water and sugar/maple syrup.
- Mix the flour with salt ,garlic powder in a bowl.
- Add the yeast, flax seed mix with water and oil
- Knead the dough until you get a smooth texture.
- Cover the dough ball and allow it to rise. Punch down after 30 minutes. Add the herb mix now or any other flavorings that you have.
- Spread the dough on a bench,divide it in equal parts
- Lightly oil the dough and roll it up into a thick rope
- Another easy way I found was without making knot. Here it is below. Make a braid of the kneaded flour
Close the braid in a round loop as shown below.
Keep these aside for 15-20 minutes to allow them to rise. Note : You can store them in a baking tray and cover it with a plastic wrap if you want to bake them later. Use the frozen garlic knots recipe in recipe card for baking them.
Place garlic knots in a single layer, on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. and brush them with oil or melted butter if non vegan.
- Bake in a preheated air fryer at 170 deg C| 375 degrees f 13-15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Variations
- You can add roasted garlic and fried onions to the dough mix after it has risen for 1 time.
- You may use wholewheat flour with plain flour for this recipe, in that case you will need little more water to keep the dough soft.
Storage
- Store air fried garlic knots in an air tight container in refrigerator.
How to make air fryer frozen garlic knots?
- Take the frozen garlic knots out of the freezer.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 mins and place the frozen garlic knots in air fryer basket.
Cook frozen garlic knots for 8-9 mins @ 180 deg C| 355 deg F.
- Serve perfect garlic knots hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
Top tips
- Always preheat your oven or air fryer.
- Always reheat your leftovers.
- If water is too hot or cold, yeast will not activate and double. Also, when yeast is too old it will not work. If it doesn't activate, adding it dough will not help your bread. Make a fresh batch if that happens.
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air fryer garlic knots recipe | How to make air fryer frozen garlic knots?
Equipment
- Air fryer or oven
- knife
- chopping board
- stand mixer for kneading (optional)
- tray
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain flour or mix of wholemeal with plain flour
- 3 teaspoon active dry yeast with water and sugar
- ½ cup warm water for yeast above
- ½ teaspoon sugar or maple syrup for yeast above
- ¾ cup water to knead the dough
- ¼ cup oil
- 1.5 teaspoon salt or as per taste
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder or 5-6 cloves of a roasted garlic
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano flakes
- 2 tablespoon fresh garlic chive or any fresh herb
- 1 tablespoon oil for brushing on top
Instructions
- Add sugar to lukewarm water, mix until it dissolves. Add yeast to sugar water, so that it activates. This will make the mix frothy and activate in 15 minutes.
- Mix the flour with salt ,garlic powder in a bowl.
- Add this yeast mix to the flour with salt.
- Knead the dough until you get a smooth texture.
- Cover and allow it to rise, punch down after 30 minutes.
- Add any other seasoning mix like Italian seasoning ,red pepper flakes or fresh herbs at this point.
- Spread the dough on a bench, divide it in equal parts
- Lightly oil the dough and roll it up into a thick rope.Make a knot out of it
- Move it to a tray so that it can rise again
- Join the 2 ends of the dough, keep these aside for 15-20 minutes to allow them to rise. Move it to a baking tray and brush the garlic knots with the oil
- Bake in a preheated air fryer at 170C/340F 12-13 minutes or until the tops have browned .Optionally brush oil again
- Serve warm.
For Oven
- For oven - Bake in a preheated oven at 190C/375F 18-20 minutes or until you get beautiful brown top.
How to make air fryer frozen garlic knots?
- Take the frozen garlic knots out of the freezer.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 mins and place the frozen garlic knots in air fryer basket. Cook frozen garlic knots for 8-9 mins @ 180 deg C| 355 deg F.
- Serve perfect garlic knots hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
FAQs
It looks tight and tough so it will not stretch after baking.
Firstly, it should spring back when pressed.
Yes, you can use the same homemade pizza dough to make this garlic knot recipe. Just add garlic powder and salt (if not there in the dough) to make these.
Conclusion: homemade garlic knots or frozen dough knots are a great snack for teatime. garlicky knots and pasta dishes compliment pizza nights perfectly!
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