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Super crispy onion rings

Super-crispy onion rings

3
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)

Vidalia onion

2 large, or other sweet onions

All-purpose flour

½ cup(s)

Baking powder

1½ tsp

Egg

3 large egg(s)

Water

2 tsp

Whole wheat breadcrumbs

1 cup(s), plain dried

Cajun seasoning

2 tsp, or to taste

Sea salt

¼ tsp, flaky variety (optional)

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

Notes

Note from Chef Eric: This is one of those sides I always crave. Try dunking the rings in a ranch dip made with Greek yogurt.

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