Garlic Knot

Ingredients:

• Bread flour - 2 cups ( If bread flour is not available, you can make these knots with only All Purpose Flour i.e., Maida )
• Active dry yeast - 1 and 1\2 tsp
• Warm water - 1\2 cup
• Warm milk - 1\4 cup
• Sugar - 2 tbsp
• Salt - 1 and 1\2 tsp
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp
• Egg white  - 1 ( If you are a vegetarian, brush your knots with milk )
• Butter - 30 gm
• Olive oil - 30 ml
• Garlic - 8-10 cloves ( finely chopped )
• Fresh parsley(If you don't have parsley you can use coriander as an alternative) - 2-3 tbsp ( chopped )

Method of preparation:

• First Mix warm water, warm milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl.
• Keep aside for 5-8 minutes.
• Mix bread flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl.
• Add the yeast mixture to the bowl and mix together to make a dough.
• Take out the dough on a lightly floured surface and keep kneading with the heel of your hands for 10-12 minutes. ( Kneading is the key for a perfect soft bread. So do not compromise on this step )
• Lightly oil a bowl and transfer the dough in the bowl.
• Cover the bowl with a moist cloth and keep it in a warm place for 2 hours, till the dough doubles in size.
• Lightly punch the dough.
• Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces.
• Lightly oil your work surface and roll each piece into a ball on it.
• Roll each ball into a 7-8 inch long cylinder and then bring the ends together to make a knot.
• Grease a baking sheet and line the knots on the sheet keeping a distance of 1 and 1\2 inch between each knot.
• Cover   it.
• Keep in a warm place for an hour.
• Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C.
• Mix egg white with a tbsp of water.
• Lightly brush the egg wash on the knots.
• Bake for 15- 20 minutes, till slightly browned form the top.

Mean while  heat butter and olive oil in a pan.

• Add garlic when it is hot.
• Cook till garlic is slightly browned.
• Add parsley and switch off the heat.

When the knots are done, pour the butter mixture over them.

These are best served straight from the oven. It can be stored in an airtight container for a day. 

If you are wondering how to shape this garlic knots click on the below link and watch the  video of shaping Garlic knots:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KRgdq66i6Y