Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free "Baked" Onion Rings

If you’re craving gluten-free, dairy-free onion rings but hate the extra calories and fat, try this low-cal, low-fat option, created by Jules E. Dowler Shepard. Baked in the oven, they taste like fried.

INGREDIENTS
1 medium onion, sliced into thin rings
⅓ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour blend of choice
¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Cooking spray

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
2. Combine ⅓ cup flour blend, xanthan gum and salt in a large bowl. Add onion slices, tossing until onions are evenly coated. Pour out into prepared baking sheet, separating onion rings.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown, tossing one or two times. Remove from rings from oven and enjoy.

SERVES 4

Recipe by Jules E. Dowler Shepard, author of  Free For All Cooking (Da Capo Life Long). To purchase this book, click here.