Garlic knots don’t have to be difficult to be delicious! These 30 Minute Garlic Knots are super easy and are made from scratch in just half an hour.
After I started making garlic knots, my son started requesting them all the time.
They’re delicious, and we love them, but they take about an hour to make.
All-in-all, not so bad for a yeast recipe. Since dinner time is always chaotic at our house, quick, easy recipes are my friend.
So, I came up with a faster recipe to make garlic knots.
These 30 Minute Garlic Knots are ready – start to finish – in just half an hour. And they taste so good that you’d never guess how easy they are!
If you want to make it a meal, check out my easy homemade pizza dough recipe.
This is a great starter recipe if you’ve never made anything with yeast before. It’s pretty hard to hurt this dough (just don’t kill the yeast!).
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at just how easy this recipe really is.
And if you’d like a step-by-step tutorial on shaping the knots, check out my video below!
More 30 minute bread recipes!
- 30 Minute Cinnamon Sugar Knots
- 30 Minute Homemade Soft Pretzels
- 30 Minute Buttermilk Dinner Rolls
How-to Shape Knots Video
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30 Minute Garlic Knots
Ingredients
Garlic Knots
- 1/4 c . butter
- 1 c . milk
- 2 T. instant yeast
- 1 T. honey
- 1/2 tsp . salt
- 1 large egg
- 3-3 ½ c . all-purpose flour
Garlic Butter
- 2 T. butter
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 tsp . Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp . garlic powder
- 3-4 T. grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 Line a 9x13-inch rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking liner. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter.
- When butter is mostly melted, stir in milk, and heat mixture to 100-110 F.
- Meanwhile, add yeast and honey to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or a large mixing bowl if mixing by hand).
- When milk mixture is at temperature, add to yeast and honey; stir to combine.
- Add salt and egg, and stir until combined.
- Stir in 2 ½ cups of flour.
- Add remaining flour until dough clings to paddle and cleans the sides of the bowl.
- Switch to the dough hook, and knead for 2 minutes (or by hand for about 5 minutes).
- With lightly floured hands, shape dough into 12 knots, and place dough on prepared baking sheet.
- Cover, and let dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Bake for about 9-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- While the knots are baking, prepare the garlic butter.
- In a small bowl, stir together ingredients for garlic butter.
- After removing the rolls from the oven, brush with garlic butter, sprinkle with cheese if using, and enjoy!
- If you would prefer to use active dry yeast, substitute an equal amount for the instant yeast. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy. Then, continue with the recipe as written.
Amy says
These are so good! We run a small guest house at the base of the Himalayas and they are frequently requested with our spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. Our children love them as well.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that they’ve been a hit!
Lauren says
The best 30 minute yeast bread recipe I’ve ever made. I was so impressed by how great of ride these little knots got in just 10 minutes. Super fluffy and super yummy! Will be my new standard quick garlic bread recipe with pasta moving forward.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad you liked them! =)
Julia says
These were so fun and easy to make! I sampled one immediately and was blown away by the fluffy melt in your mouth texture. However, I could have likely made 20 instead of 12! They came out much bigger than expected and I almost ran out of butter to brush on top. Will definitely make again.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked them! =)
Jessica says
I love these!! They’re easy to make and super yummy! All 4 of my kids and my husband loved them and chowed them down quickly! Thanks so much!
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that they were a hit! =)
Linda H says
Would these be ok to make ahead of time and instead of baking right away keep covered in fridge. I know they’d take longer to rise as they’d have to come to room temp. But was thinking they’d be great to pop in oven as my Sunday roast was resting :)
Kate says
Hi! I haven’t tried to make these ahead of time. You might find that you need to adjust the amount of yeast as there’s more yeast in this recipe because of the shorter rising time. Best of luck with it! =)
Stephanie says
Have you tried freezing these?
Kate says
Hi! Unfortunately, I haven’t tried freezing this recipe.
Alex says
Is that two table spoons of yeast??
Kate says
Yes, it’s 2 tablespoons of yeast.
Karis says
Hi I am making Chicken Alfredo for supper tonight and thought I better make garlic bread with it and it was already getting late and came across your recipes. So I just got the first batch out and they are delicious but, came out kinda like biscuits might of been the yeast I used it had been in freezer for awhile. Other than that what an easy recipe I will be saving it for later use Yum
Kate says
Thanks! I’m so happy that you liked it! Please let me know if you have any questions for next time.
TS says
will it work without the garlic butter (as regular buns)?
Kate says
Yes, you can leave the garlic butter off if you prefer.
Audrey Alexander says
Am I the only one who doesn’t know how to tie the knots?!? Even when I figured it out, it had 4 loop and not 5.
Kate says
Nope! I had several questions so I made a video showing how to tie the knots. If you scroll just above the recipe, you should see it.
Jan Bevins says
the video link doesn’t seem to link to anything
Kate says
Sorry about that! I moved the video to the top of the post to try to make it easier to find.
Carie F says
I make these all the time now! They are a favorite at my house. They are soft and chewy and delicious. Even when i think I have messed up the knots, they come out beautiful. Thanks for this recipe!
Kate says
Yay!! I’m so glad that you like them and that they’ve come out well for you. Thanks for commenting!
Raegan says
I used 3/4 cup almond milk instead and not quite as much flour, but just gauged it! Turned out delicious, have shared this recipe with a few friends already and it’s only been 2 hours post feast!!!
Kate says
That’s great! I’ve had good luck using almond milk in other recipes, but it’s helpful to hear that it works in this one, too. Thanks for taking the time to comment! =)
Lisa says
These are the most gorgeous rolls! I fix supper for my kids & grandchildren during the week & these rolls were tonight’s bread selection. This dough is lovely to work with and I’m amazed how fluffy the rolls are. Often when I have tried a bread recipe that claims to be ready in under an hour, it is so dense and heavy. I’ve been baking bread for more than 50 years and this recipe is a keeper. Thanks so much for posting it.
Kate says
Thank you so much! I’m so glad that you liked them. =) Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Janie says
These are delicious, so light and fluffy. I had my daughters taste test them for me, because I wanted to serve them at an event. They all thought they were terrific. So, easy!
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked them and found them easy to make. Thank you for commenting! =)
Laura MacCombie says
I would just like to know if they freeze well? I would like to make them for a baby shower and would like to do them ahead of time….appreciate it…
Kate says
I haven’t tried freezing them, but I think that they would freeze well. Hope that helps!
Lilly P says
I am a teenager and I just made these in like 45 mins and they were delicious 😋 I would 100% recommend these they were so easy! I halved the recipe to see if I liked them and I totally regretted halting it! You only need to use one packet of the yeast and they will turn out fine… mine did!!!
Kate says
Awesome! My family loves these knots, and I’m glad to hear that you liked them, too! Also, thanks for your note about the yeast. =)
Lilly Pow says
I’m very confused where does the cheese come in to the recipe?
Kate says
The cheese is optional. You can sprinkle a little on at the end if you would like.
Lilly P says
Ok Thank You!!!
Kate says
You’re welcome! =)
Kaisha says
I eanted to make Italian for dinner and I usually do a garlic parmesan breadstick recipe I have somewhere but i couldn’t find it so i research The internet and found these nice looking knots. Recipe was easy fast. I had to go to you tube to learn how to make the knots because the video on the site didn’t work. But they were awesome and beautiful. This humble Puerto Rican family I wants to say thanks for the recipe. We loved it.
Kate says
I’m so glad that your family liked them! =) Thank you for letting me know that the video wasn’t working. I’m sorry that it wasn’t up and running, but I’ve gotten it to work now. Thank you for coming back to comment!
Lacey says
Oh my stars! ! I love, love, love these! They’re going on our regular rotation. Thanks for the recipe!
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad that you liked the garlic knots! Thank you for coming back to comment. =)