Oven Fried Onion Rings

• 30 saltine crackers
• 4 cups kettle-cooked potato chips
• 2 medium onions, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 12 cup flour, divided
• 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 12 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg

1. Process crackers and potato chips in a food processor.
2. Whisk the buttermilk, 1/4 cup flour, cayenne pepper, egg, salt and pepper to form batter.
3. Place the remaining flour, batter mixture, and saltine/potato chip crumbs in separate bowls.
4. Preheat oven to 450F.
5. Take each onion ring and drop into the flour to create a dry surface for the batter to cling to.
6. Tap off excess flour and drop ring into batter.
7. Using a fork, lift the ring out of the batter and allow excess to drip off and then drop into saltine/chip crumbs.
8. Press the coating onto the ring and then transfer to a plate.
9. Pour 3 T. vegetable oil onto a half sheet pan and place into hot oven for 8 minutes.
10. Remove pan and tilt to distribute oil.
11. Place the onion rings on the pan making sure none touch.
12. Put the pan back in the oven for 8 minutes.
13. Flip rings over and bake another 8 minutes.
14. Remove from oven, salt & enjoy.

crackers, potato chips, onions, flour, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, buttermilk, egg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oven-fried-onion-rings-230474 (may not work)