Crispy Buttermilk Onion Rings

These glorious rings had a crispy and flavorful crust on the outside, and the onion inside the crust was slightly crunchy but tender and evenly flavored by the crust!

 I couldn't have been more pleased on how they turned out! 

Crispy Buttermilk Onion Rings:

Serves: 6

Preparation Time: 30 min

Cooking Time: 5 min

What You'll Need:

• 3 or 4 Spanish-type onions
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus extra for frying
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

What To Do:

1. Peel onions and cut into 1/3-inch slices; separate into rings.
2. Pour buttermilk into large shallow dish; add onion rings and soak for 30 minutes. 
3. In a large shallow dish, combine flour, water, baking powder, salt, egg, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper; stir until smooth. 
4. In a skillet, heat oil for frying on medium-high heat. Remove onion rings from buttermilk and dip into flour mixture; place in skillet and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain onion rings on paper towels. 
    Also:
   These rings come out crunchiest when made in an electric skillet, because it's easier to keep the oil at a consistent temperature.
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   My changes to this recipe:
   
   
   1. I used plain sweet onions instead of Spanish-type onions.
   2. It calls for vegetable oil, but I put coconut oil in its place. 
   
   But everything else I did how they said to do it! 
   
   
   

   

   
   
   (Sorry there aren't any more pictures! I wasn't able to take very many in between frying the onion rings!) :P
   
   The rings went well with our stir-fry dinner and my whole family enjoyed them!
    If you make them, I'd love it if you'd let me know and tell me how they turned out! :D
   
   Cheerio!
   -Melody-