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Crispy Baked Onion Rings

These crispy baked onion rings have all the crunchy texture and flavor of being deep fried.  Vidalia onion slices are soaked in buttermilk then coated with a saltine cracker, potato chip, and bread crumb coating and baked to perfection.  You'll love this easy no-fry recipe.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 22 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 537kcal
Author Anne Clark

Equipment

  • sheet pan
  • measuring cup(s)
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients

  • 1 large Vidalia Onion, sliced into ⅓ - ½ inch rings
  • 3 cups buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 10 saltine crackers
  • 3 large handfulls of kettle cooked potato chips
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup oil

Instructions

  • Soak the sliced onions in buttermilk, salt, cayenne pepper, and seasoned salt for at least 2 hours.
  • Drain onions, reserving buttermilk. Mix beaten egg with the buttermilk. In a separate bowl, place flour and set aside. Crush the saltines and potato chips into a medium crumb. Combine with panko in a separate bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 375 and add oil into a cookie sheet with sides. Place cookie sheet into oven to let oil heat up.
  • Bread rings by first placing into flour, then into buttermilk/egg mixture, then into crumb mixture. Set onto a clean platter.
  • When all rings are breaded, place into hot cookie sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes, or until golden brown. Check frequently as the cooking time will depend on your particular oven.
  • Flip over and cook on other side until browned, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. Make-Ahead: Soak onion rings overnight. 
  2. Buttermilk: Use real buttermilk and not regular milk.  Buttermilk is much thicker than regular milk and will help the coating stick better to the onions.
  3. Breadcrumbs: Use Panko breadcrumbs and not regular bread crumbs.  Panko bread crumbs are much harder and crispier than regular bread crumbs.
  4. Freezing:  You can freeze leftover baked onion rings for up to 3 months. Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes or until warmed through.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 537kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 923mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 383IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 239mg | Iron: 2mg