Easy to make Pesto Knots that’s great to pair with soups and pastas…
I know I should be making holiday-themed dishes by now but my energy is all directed and well-spent at my little girl Twinkle and my not-so-little girl Ykaie. It’s been such a busy season filled with school activities, being sick, being malambing to mommy, lots of Christmas Parties (which, sadly, I couldn’t attend), and keeping the toddler from throwing all the ornaments from the Christmas tree.
If only I could have more time on my hands then I would be able to do more potlucking, pretty holiday recipes, attend more thanksgiving and Christmas parties. But there’s only 24 hours in a day and this is all I can do is to: manage a home, keep the kids well fed and with clean clothes, work for a few hours, and plan Christmas Day which we will be hosting. I still have to wrap Christmas presents for everybody.
I do hope I can sneak in a few holiday recipes before the month ends. Meanwhile, I thought these Pesto Knots deserve a spotlight of its own, so here I am and sharing with you the recipe.
BTW, T=this goes great with this easy Chicken Parmigiana.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water (just warmer than body temperature)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- pesto sauce for brushing, I used Contadina Pesto Sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all purpose flour and salt. Mix well.
- In a small cup, dissolve yeast and sugar with warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes until yeast is frothy. That means it’s alive and ready to go.
- Create a small well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour in the yeasty water and olive oil.
- Mix wet and dry ingredient together with a fork. Add more flour if it becomes too sticky.
- Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes.
- Grease a clean bowl with olive oil and place dough in. Flip it over to coat with the oil in the bowl.
- Cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel, and leave to rest in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- After 1-hour, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a square.
- Use a knife or pizza cutter to slice into1-inch stripes.
- Tie a knot in the center of the dough and trim the edges. You can still roll it again later and make it into knots.
- Cover with clean kitchen towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place dough knots on prepared baking sheets and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden brown.
- When rolls come out of the oven, immediately brush them with pesto sauce.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Recipe adapted from this Whole Wheat Garlic Knots
18 Responses
I love homemade bread and these knots sound and look amazingly delicious with pesto.
Thanks Angie!
Totally agree with you Peachy! Between cooking, cleaning, kids,homework and blogging there is hardly anytime for Christmas:( But, got to get it done,huh ? These knots look so soft and yummy
Thank you Maria!
These rolls look yummy and dangerous. I’ve been known to eat a batch of yeast rolls right of the oven. With that pesto sauce, these would disappear quite quickly.
LOL! I love yeast rolls too!
So soft and pillowy yummy
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YUM, love the idea of pesto in garlic knots!!
Amazing! My mouth is watering. This is going to definitely be part of the “NEED to make” list ❤️
Pesto knots? Sounds so delicious and I can snack on this all day long especially when paired with chicken parmigiana. Oh yum!
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I love the addition of pesto. So yummy and perfect with pasta!
These look tasty! I bet they make a delicious side dish with pasta.
Ang dali pala gumawa ng tinapay hehe sarap mommy
Sarap siguro nito .. sana soon magawa ko rin ito pag my oven na ko ss nalang muna sa ngayon
Mouth watering ? Ang sarap naman nito!
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Super sarap nito mommy. Madali pang gawin.
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So yummy naman niyan.. Perfect partner tlaga and looks so malambot and mabango siya.
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For sure ang sarap i-spread ang pesto sa tinapay tulad bread rolls na yan Mommy