Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes: home style baked onion rings

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home style baked onion rings

cravings for me come out of no where - like driving down the road heading back from joseph & the technicolor dream coat play that your friend was in , dreaming about ice cold beer & onion rings.

i couldn't stop thinking about onion rings - crispy, chewy, crunchy.

yep. that would describe the perfect ring. 

i am not a huge fan of frying

frying = messy stove + eminent danger of burning ones finger + fatty food

when you think about it, onion rings are pretty simple. you just need to figure out if you are a thick, medium or thin cut kinda girl (or boy!)

a few ingredients and you are on your way to a mighty tasty partner for a veggie burger

onion + flax eggs + seasoned flour + almond buttermilk + breadcrumbs = oniony bliss

slice your onionsthen give them a bath in the almond buttermilk

set up your coating station & prepare for messy, gunky fingers

note to self: not the best time to be taking photos

line em' up on an olive oil drizzled pan - onions, they like to be orderly

spray them with olive oil or baking spray

bake them in a 400* preheated oven for 12 minutes

(you may need to check at the 10 minute mark to see if the undersides are golden brown)

flip em'

bake the other side - 2nd verse same as the first

 i prefer to serve my onion rings with my own special tasty sauce - for some reason ketchup doesn't quite cut itsuper simple, super easy. super tasty onion ringsthat are actually good for you!

Home Style Baked Onion Rings

serves 2

you will need:

for the onion rings

• 1/2 cup almond milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1/2 cup flour + S & P

• 1 cup bread crumbs

• 2 flax eggs ( 1 "egg" = 1tbsp ground flax + 3tbsp warm water)

• 1 medium to large onion

• olive oil or baking spray

for the special sauce

• 2tbsp veganaise

• 2tsp ketchup

• 6 dashes hot sauce

• 1tsp garlic granules

assembly:

onion rings

• combine almond milk & lemon juice in a medium bowl- allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the milk begins to curdle a bit

• in another medium bowl combine flax & water to make your flax "eggs" (none vegans substitute 2 eggs)

• set out 2 plates - using one of the plates make yourself a breadcrumb station. with the other plate, combine the flour, s & p

• slice your onion to the desired thickness (if you like a thicker onion rings you may need 2 onions)

• separate your slices into individual rings

• add to the "buttermilk"

• prepare your dipping stations: buttermilk, seasoned flour, flax eggs, breadcrumbs

• working through each station: dip, dredge, dunk & coat- starting with milk & ending with breadcrumbs

• on a olive oil drizzled baking sheet line your onion rings up

• coat the top with olive oil or baking spray/spritz

• bake in a 400* oven, turning over after 12 minutes (checking for golden goodness at 10), then baking for approximately another 10-12 minutes until both sides are golden

• serve immediately

special sauce

• combine all ingredients in a bowl

Enjoy!

~A.