Pizza Hut Garlic Knots

24 oz. pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)
1½ Tbsp olive oil
5 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
2 tsp garlic, minced
1½ tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp kosher salt

Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray; set aside.
Divide the pizza dough into 12 equal pieces 2 oz. each
Cut each piece of dough into 5 pieces.
Using a circular motion, roll each piece of dough between countertop and palm of your hand until dough ball becomes tight.
Place 5 balls of dough into each muffin cup. Brush tops of dough with olive oil.
Cover pan and place in a warm location for 1 hour, or until dough has risen 1” over top of pan.
Tip: For a warm location, I put the pan in my oven with just the oven light on.
Once dough has risen, bake at 350°F for 28-30 minutes, or until tops of garlic bread are lightly browned.
While garlic bread is baking, melt the butter and stir in the Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, Italian seasoning and kosher salt.
Remove garlic bread from oven and brush with the garlic butter mixture.
Serve hot.