Crispy Delicious Baked Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cornflakes
• 1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
• 4 tablespoons grounded granola
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon papprika
• Sea salt and ground pepper
• 1 medium sweet onion, quartered crosswise and broken into rings
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. In a food processor, pulse cornflakes, granola and breadcrumbs until fine crumbs form, then transfer to a medium bowl.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, flour, and papprika and season with salt and pepper to your liking. Dip onion rings in egg mixture and then in the cornflake mixture; place them on a large plate.
4. Cover your baking sheet with parchment paper and pour the olive oil on the baking sheet. P lace in baking sheet in the oven and heat for 2 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and tilt to coat evenly with more olive oil (may need more than 2 tablespoons).
5. Arrange the onion rings on the sheet and bake, turning once, until onion rings are golden brown, bake for 15 minutes.