Baked Cheesy Garlic Knots
If you love homemade garlic bread and can't resist a good cheese pull, then these cheesy garlic knots are going to be your jam. Twist up some frozen bread dough around a 2-cheese blend for you next Sunday supper!
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb frozen bread dough
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme minced
- 1 cup fontina cheese grated
- ½ cup cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Follow the package directions for defrosting the dough.1 lb frozen bread dough
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix the butter with the garlic, garlic salt and fresh thyme.4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 4 cloves garlic minced, ½ teaspoon garlic salt, 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
- Roll the dough out to an approximate 9 x 14” rectangle. Brush the dough with enough of the garlic butter to coat the dough and reserve the rest. Sprinkle with ½ of the grated cheeses. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into approximately 8 -2” strips. Cut the dough down the middle so that you end up with 16 strips.Tie each strip into a knot and place in a 8-9" pie or cake pan.1 cup fontina cheese , ½ cup cheddar cheese
- Lightly brush the pan with more of the garlic butter and place the knots evenly into the pan. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and pour over any remaining butter.
- Cover the dough and let rise at room temperature for 45 minutes until risen and puffy. Bake in the preheated about 15-20 minutes until golden and the cheese is melted. Serve warm.
