Garlic knots is great for a starter 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. Toddlers love to chew on bread.Good for working mum too. Have it with soup and your dinner is done.Even great during road journeys.Smell of fresh bread excites a foodie always.Happy tummy and happy me!
You can make it 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.
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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
- flour (unbleached plain flour )
- flax seeds with water (optional)
- yeast in warm water +½ tsp. sugar
- water to knead the dough
- salt
- garlic powder
- Seasoning mix (fresh garlic chives,dried herbs,garlic powder,salt,oil)
Equipment
- stand mixer
- oven or air fryer
- tray
How to make Garlic knots ?
- Activate the yeast with warm water and sugar.
- Add flax seed meal to warm water.
- Mix the flour with salt ,garlic powder in a bowl.
- Add the yeast,flax seed mix with water.
- Knead the dough until you get a smooth texture.
- Cover and allow it to rise, punch down after 30 minutes.
- 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
- Join the 2 ends of the dough
- Move it to a tray so that it can rise again.
- Take a mix of oil/melted butter with garlic powder,mixed herbs,fresh herbs.
- Brush the garlic knots with the oil mix.
- Bake in a preheated air fryer at 190C/375F 13-15 minutes or until the tops have browned
- Brush the remaining oil and herb mix on the knots. Serve warm.
Variations
- You can make variations of this bread with addition of any vegetables or just olives. If you are a vegetarian, you can use butter instead of olive oil.
- 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.
Once done, follow the steps as in the recipe to cook them in oven/air fryer.
Storage
- Store it in an air tight container in refrigerator.
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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Equipment
- oven or air-fryer
- knife
- chopping board
- stand mixer for kneading (optional)
- tray
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain flour
- 2 tablespoon flax seeds (optional)
- ½ cup water for flax seeds above
- 3 teaspoon yeast with water and sugar
- ½ cup warm water for yeast above
- ½ teaspoon sugar for yeast above
- ½ cup water to knead the dough
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1.5 teaspoon salt or as per taste
Seasoning mix
- ¼ cup oil for brushing on top
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano flakes
- 2 tablespoon fresh garlic chive or any fresh herb
Instructions
- Mix the flax seed meal with water and keep it aside.
- 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 and flax seed 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.
- 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
- Join the 2 ends of the dough.Move it to a tray so that it can rise again
- Bake in a preheated air fryer at 190C/375F 13-15 minutes or until the tops have brownedBrush the remaining oil and herb mix on the knots.
- Serve warm.
For Oven
- For oven - Bake in a preheated oven at 200C/390F 18-20 minutes or until you get beautiful brown top.
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 dough used for the pizza to make this, just add garlic powder and salt (if not there in the dough) to make these.
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