Crispy Baked Gluten-Free Onion Rings (Low-Calorie & Dairy-Free)

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Crispy Baked Gluten-Free Onion Rings (Low-Calorie & Dairy-Free)
Easy - for beginners

Description

Craving delicious onion rings without the guilt? Try this easy recipe for crispy baked gluten-free and dairy-free onion rings. A healthier, low-calorie alternative to fried versions, these onion rings are perfect as a snack or appetizer and taste just as good!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gluten-free flour blend of choice* (without
  • xanthan gum), more for sprinkling
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup gluten-free beer
  • 1 medium onion
  • Oil of choice, for frying or cooking spray for baking
  • *TIP For best results, use a flour blend of equal parts garbanzo flour and fava bean flour.
  • Sprinkling the rings with dry gluten-free flour before dipping them into the batter will make the œcrust stick much better during cooking. These rings can be pan fried in a little bit of oil or deep fried. For lower-cal rings try baking them.

Method

FRYING

  1. Place 1 cup flour blend and salt and pepper in a bowl and combine. Stir in 1 cup beer until ingredients are well blended. If batter is too thin, add an additional tablespoon flour. If too thick, add an additional tablespoon of beer.

  2. Peel onion and cut off the ends. Slice onion into ¼-inch to ½-inch thick slices. Break apart the rings and sprinkle them with flour blend.

  3. Pour oil into a frying pan, just deep enough to cover rings. Heat oil to medium-high until a drop of beer batter sizzles when placed in pan.

  4. Dip floured onion rings into beer batter and fry in oil on medium heat until golden brown. Add more oil if needed between rings. (Wait for oil to get sizzling hot before frying.)

  5. Place fried rings on paper towels to drain. Keep onion rings warm until all are fried.

BAKING

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.

  2. Peel onion and cut off the ends. Slice onion into ¼-inch to ½-inch thick slices. Break apart the rings and sprinkle them with flour blend.

  3. Add onion slices, tossing until onions are evenly coated. Pour out into prepared baking sheet, separating onion rings.

  4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown, tossing one or two times. Remove from rings from oven and enjoy.

Tags

Gluten free  · Onion rings  · Baked  · Dairy free  · Low calorie  · Easy recipe  · Snack  · Appetizer  · Vegetarian  · Vegan  · Crispy  · Homemade  · Oven baked  · Comfort food  · Healthy  · Beer battered
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