Simple Garlic Knot Buns

Ingredients:

• 450 g fresh pizza dough
• 3 tbsp salted butter, melted
• 3 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/4 tbsp. freshly grated parmesan
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
• Premium flour for working with dough

Preparation:

1. Lightly flour a work surface. Form the pizza dough into a disk and lightly flour both sides. Cut the dough into 10 equal pieces.
2. Form one piece of dough into a 20 cm long rope. Tie the rope into a knot (make a loop in the center of the rope and pull one end through the loop to form a tight knot). Place the knot in a 20 cm diameter cast iron skillet. Repeat with the remaining nine pieces of dough.
3. Cover the pan with a clean towel and place in a warm place for 1-2 hours. After proofing, the dough should look slightly puffy.
4. Preheat oven to 200°C.
5. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, olive oil, coarse salt, garlic powder, and fresh garlic. Generously coat each knot with the oil mixture, being careful to leave the fresh garlic at the bottom of the bowl.
6. Bake the buns for 25-30 minutes. Carefully remove the pan from the oven and drizzle the buns with the remaining garlic butter. Return the pan to the oven and bake until the knots are deep golden and the garlic is caramelized, another 15 minutes.
7. Sprinkle the knots with Parmesan, parsley, and sea salt. Serve immediately.