Super-crispy onion rings
6
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Although recipes for fried onion rings appeared around 1900, they didn’t really take off until fast-food restaurants put them on their menus almost a half century later. The best news is that deep-frying isn’t the only way to cook this treat. A bit of baking powder in our oven-fried recipe ensures that they bake up light and crisp.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Uncooked vidalia onion(s)
2 large
All-purpose flour
0.5 cup(s)
Baking powder
1.5 tsp
Egg(s)
3 large egg(s)
Water
2 tsp
Whole wheat breadcrumbs
1 cup(s)
Cajun seasoning
2 tsp
Sea salt
0.25 tsp
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray 2 large baking sheets with nonstick spray.
2
Cut onions into 1/2-inch rounds and separate into rings. Set aside 32 of largest rings; reserve remaining onion for another use.
3
Combine flour and baking powder in large zip-close plastic bag. Whisk together eggs and water in shallow bowl. Mix together bread crumbs and Cajun seasoning in another shallow bowl.
4
Add onion rings, a few at a time, to flour mixture; shake until coated. Dip rings, one at a time, into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs, transferring rings as they are coated to prepared baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes; turn rings over and bake until deep golden and crispy, about 10 minutes longer. Serve warm, sprinkled with flaky salt (if desired).
5
Serving size: 8 onion rings
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