For The Members Who Can't Have Fried Onon Rings

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This is for members who can't have fried onion rings..these are baked instead.

 

Extra-Crispy Oven-Fried Onion Rings

 

1 cup all-purpose flour, divided

 

2 large eggs, at room temperature

 

1 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature

 

1 teaspoon salt

 

½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

 

¼-½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

 

30 fat-free saltine crackers

 

2 cups unseasoned (plain) panko bread crumbs

 

1 extra-large or 2 large yellow onions (about 1¼ pounds), peeled and cut into ½-inch-thick rounds

 

Vegetable oil spray

 

Place oven racks in the lower-middle and upper-middle positions and heat oven to 450 degrees.

 

Place ½ cup flour in one-gallon plastic bag. Set aside.

 

In a medium bowl, beat eggs; whisk in buttermilk, remaining ½ cup flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Set aside.

 

Using a food processor, pulse crackers and bread crumbs until finely ground and place in separate shallow baking dish.

 

Line two, half-sheet baking pans with heavy-duty foil. Spray foil lightly with vegetable oil. Set aside.

 

Separate onion into rings; reserving the centers for another use. Add two or three rings to the flour bag, close bag and shake until rings are lightly coated; tap-off excess flour.

 

Working one at a time, dip each ring in buttermilk mixture, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, then drop into crumb mixture, turning ring to coat evenly. Transfer rings as they're coated to the prepared sheet pans. When complete; lightly spray each ring with vegetable oil.

 

Place pans in oven and bake. Using tongs, turn onion rings over, spray them lightly with oil, and switch and rotate the sheet pans halfway through baking, until onions are golden brown on both sides, about 20-24 minutes. Serve immediately.

 

Serves six.