Cheesy Garlic Knots

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg

Garlic Butter Topping

• 1/2 cups salted butter
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cups parmesan cheese
• 3 tbsp parsley

Instructions

1. Whisk warm water, yeast, and sugar together. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Then add in the olive oil, salt, garlic powder, oregano, and ½ the bread flour. Slowly mix everything together, and then add in the remaining flour until a shaggy dough forms.
2. On a floured surface, knead dough for 5 minutes. Cover, & let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled in size.
3. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces, & roll each of them into logs. Flatten the logs into rectangles 1 inch in width, line some shredded cheese along the length of each one, & seal the stuffed logs lengthwise. Double-knot each log, & tuck the ends of the knots underneath. Place them 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
4. Mix together the garlic butter topping ingredients.
5. Cover the knots, and let them rise in a warm place for 30 min. Brush them with the beaten egg and the garlic butter topping. Bake at 400 F for 20 min. Brush them with the garlic butter topping again to finish.