Martha Stewart-style Baked Onion Rings

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium sweet onion (vidalia)
• 1 1/2 cups corn flakes
• 1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup flour
• salt & pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450; pour oil onto rimmed baking sheet; set aside.
• 2 slice onion four times across, to make wide rings; discard the small inside ones (chop & freeze-dry for later use); set aside.
• 3 pulse cornflakes and breadcrumbs in blender/processor until very fine crumbs; transfer to medium bowl.
• 4 in another medium bowl, whisk egg, milk, flour and seasonings.
• 5 place oiled baking sheet in oven for two minutes to heat up.
• 6 dip rings into egg mixture (let excess drip off), dredge in cornflake mixture; place on a plate.
• 7 arrange onion rings on heated oil-sheet; bake (turning once) until rings are golden brown (about 16 minutes).
• 8 season with more salt.
• 9 serving suggestions: eat as is, with your choice of dipping sauce (ketchup, ketchup/yellow mustard, zip's sauce, ranch, barbecue, etc).
• 10 serve skinny cut rings over the top of your favorite burger. especially good on mushroom-n-swiss burgers!