Italian Garlic Knots Recipe

Mix yeast and sugar with warm water and set this aside for 5 mins.let it foam up.

Take flour, salt, oil in a bowl and mix well.

Pour yeast mix into the flour and mix well to a dough.

Cover it with plastic wrap or damp cloth and set this aside for 1 hour till it is doubled in size.

Take all the ingredients given for garlic herb butter in a sauce pan except cheese and heat so everything is melted. Set aside.

Now take the dough and divide it into equal portions. Take a ball, roll it out, then make a knot out of it.

Arrange this in a buttered baking pan leaving little space between each of them.

Now cover it with a damp cloth and let it rise for 30 to 45 min.

In the last 10 mins of rising, preheat oven to 220 degree C.

Just before putting in oven, brush it with the garlic herb butter and sprinkle cheese over it.

Now place this in the preheated oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins

Take it out and apply some butter over the top,so that it looks glossy and shiny.

Serve hot or warm with a cup of tea.