Oven Fried Onion Rings

Didn't want to mess with oil, etc. late on a Saturday evening, but wanted to use up those Vidalias so I found this on a very interesting website: www.cookingforengineers.com. It made great onion rings!

• Ready In: 31 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 30  saltine crackers
• 4  cups  kettle-cooked  potato chips
• 2  medium onions, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1⁄2 cup flour, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1  large egg

Directions

1. Process crackers and potato chips in a food processor.
2. Whisk the buttermilk, 1/4 cup flour, cayenne pepper, egg, salt and pepper to form batter.
3. Place the remaining flour, batter mixture, and saltine/potato chip crumbs in separate bowls.
4. Preheat oven to 450°F.
5. Take each onion ring and drop into the flour to create a dry surface for the batter to cling to. Tap off excess flour and drop ring into batter.
6. Using a fork, lift the ring out of the batter and allow excess to drip off and then drop into saltine/chip crumbs. Press the coating onto the ring and then transfer to a plate.
7. Pour 3 T. vegetable oil onto a half sheet pan and place into hot oven for 8 minutes.
8. Remove pan and tilt to distribute oil. Place the onion rings on the pan making sure none touch.
9. Put the pan back in the oven for 8 minutes. Flip rings over and bake another 8 minutes.
10. Remove from oven, salt & enjoy.