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Air Fryer Garlic Bread Twists

Strips of pizza dough brushed with garlic butter, twisted, and air fried into golden, cheesy twists in about 8 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings: 6 twists
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 190
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 refrigerated pizza dough
  • 3 tbsp salted butter melted
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • salt, pepper, red pepper flakes
  • lemon zest optional

Equipment

  • Air fryer
  • Rolling Pin
  • Pastry brush

Method
 

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 360°F. Combine the melted butter, oil, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, and lemon zest.
  2. Roll the dough into a 10 by 14-inch rectangle. Brush with garlic butter and sprinkle generously with Parmesan. Cut into 1-inch strips, fold each in half lengthwise with the cheese inside, and twist.
  3. Cook in batches in a single layer 6 to 8 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
  4. Brush the hot twists with more garlic butter and a shower of Parmesan and parsley.

Notes

Pizza dough holds a twist better than crescent dough; crescents brown faster, so watch them at 5 to 6 minutes.
No fresh garlic? 1 to 1.5 tsp garlic powder.
Don't crowd the basket — they puff.