"Fried" Onion Rings

side dishes
Was POINTS® Value: 9
Now POINTS® Value: 4
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 35 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
The secret to tasty oven-fried food is well-seasoned coatings and a hot oven. Yes, you can still indulge!

Ingredients
3 sprays olive oil cooking spray
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp table salt
2 large onion(s), Spanish, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and separated into rings
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, dry mustard and salt. Add onions and toss to coat.

Pour buttermilk into another large bowl, add onions and toss to coat (use your hands for the best result).

Place bread crumbs in another large bowl, add onions and toss to coat. Transfer onions to prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.

Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Serve hot. Yields about 1/2 an onion per serving.

Flavor Booster: Give onion rings more crunch and fiber by using homemade multi-grain bread crumbs. Place 2 slices of toasted multi-grain bread in a food processor or blender and mince using on/off pulses.
Chef Tips
We renovated 'Fried' Onion Rings by:
Using naturally low-in-fat buttermilk instead of whole milk or whole eggs.

Baking instead of deep-frying.

Adding seasonings to the flour to boost flavor.