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Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

novamc1 — Fri, 20 May 2022 20:13:09 GMT

This recipe was on the Shuman Farms (of Reidsville, GA) bag of Vidalia Onions that I just bought at Publix.

Looks too easy and good to not make as soon as I can buy the buttermilk. No frying in messy oil!

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Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

2 large Vidalia sweet onions

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups buttermilk

4 eggs

4 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

3 cups bread crumbs

4 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Slice onions into large rings, separating them, set aside.

Combine flour, paprika, oregano, basil and salt in small bowl.

In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk and eggs until smooth and thickened.

Place breadcrumbs in a third bowl.

Lightly dredge onion rings in flour mixture and drop in buttermilk mixture.

Let excess batter drip off, then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture.

Arrange rings in single layer on baking sheets.

Drizzle olive oil over rings and place in oven.

Bake until golden brown, 14-20 minutes, flipping each ring once halfway through cooking.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

YouGoGirl1 — Thu, 19 May 2022 19:05:50 GMT

Novamc1, Thanks for the recipe, I love onion rings.

Can't wait to make them.. and less calories..

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

RespectLife — Thu, 19 May 2022 20:28:35 GMT

@novamc1

I'll send you my buttermilk @novamc1 !

I don't have any Vidalias!

Wegman's didn't have that last week and I was quite surprised!!!

My Weg is a smaller one though.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

novamc1 — Fri, 20 May 2022 09:12:37 GMT

@RespectLife

I don't think the recipe is necessarily restricted to using just Vidalia onions. Probably any year-round-available "sweet yellow onion" would work as well.

I live in Georgia and yet I didn't start seeing good-looking Vidalias in stores until the past two weeks. Give it time..........unless the shortage of truck drivers and other supply chain problems get worse, Vidalias should be just about everywhere soon.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

drizzellla — Fri, 20 May 2022 09:44:15 GMT

@novamc1 Thank you for posting the recipe.

I will give it a try. I never would have tried to make onion rings if I had to fry them. But baking the onion rings is worth trying.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

RespectLife — Fri, 20 May 2022 13:15:24 GMT

Thanks @novamc1

I just SO prefer vidalias, I'd be willing to wait.

Weg has always had them when in season, maybe they are just late getting them up here to the 'north'.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

wagirl — Fri, 20 May 2022 13:57:38 GMT

I bet this recipe would be good in the airfryer---we don't get vidalias here in WA state--it's Walla Wallas all the way.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

AuntG — Sun, 22 May 2022 00:23:03 GMT

@wagirl I think a half recipe baked in my air fryer would work well.

Re: Baked Vidalia Onion Rings

10sluvr — Sun, 22 May 2022 11:39:11 GMT

if anyone makes these, please review, for us. It seems like a lot of batter, so i'd have another onion ready. I must be a purist, because basil and oregano, doesn't appeal to me.

i could eat a tray of these and a glass of wine and call it dinner!