Onion rings and I go way back. I remember being a small child in the backseat of my parents lime green 2-door Nova, sitting on the parking lot of the A&W, waiting for the carhops to bring our food. I always had onion rings & a small rootbeer. I remember my brother telling me that onion rings had onions in them. No…no they didn’t. I like onion rings, but I hate onions. They can’t have onions in them.
Well, 25+ years later I’ll admit it…onion rings do indeed have onions in them. 🙂 The smell of onion rings frying as you walk past the fast food joints calls you in. Nothing smells as good frying as onions. But, since celiac disease has made it’s appearance, the kids are enjoying the onion rings, and Mom’s always got to pass them by. So, the challenge was posed…I would make my own Gluten Free Onion Rings at home! These were really delicious, and after doing a taste test with white, yellow & red onions, our family agreed…yellow was the way to go. These onion rings are really great right out of the fryer, but for some reason, they get soggier when you have them in the oven for too long. So, it’s best to eat them right away. 🙂
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup Bette Hagman pizza/french flour mix (see note; I'm sure any other gluten free "all purpose" flour mix would work well too)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large yellow onions, sliced & separated into rings
- 1/2 cup gf flour (for coating onions)
- oil (for frying; we use canola oil)
- Mix egg, oil, and milk on low speed of mixer for 1 minute.
- Add 1 cup flour mix, salt, and baking powder and mix until smooth. Set aside.
- Slice onions into 1/4-inch thin rings.
- Coat onions in remaining 1/2 cup flour mix.
- Dip in batter.
- Fry in hot oil (375 degrees, at least 1-inch deep) until desired shade of brown.
3 1/2 cups white rice flour
2 1/2 cups tapioca starch
2 Tbsp Xanthan gum
2 (7-gram) packets unflavoured gelatin
2 Tbsp egg replacer
1/4 cup sugar
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Jenn/CinnamonQuill says
Seriously, the best looking onion rings I've ever seen. Ever. Ever! Magnificent work!
Susan says
LOL…love your story…brings back memories…have to love that green Nova(your dad prob still wishes he had it). Your onion rings look great…makes me hungry for them.
Melanie says
I totally remember the reen Nova!! Wow, what memories……I LOVE ONION RINGS!!
Tasty Eats At Home says
I miss onion rings! Yum! Maybe I should make some tonight to accompany some black bean burgers…hmm!
betty r says
Oh Jeanine these onion rings look fantastic!! You took me down memory lane..I remember how I loved those A&W onion rings..still do once in awhile but yours look way better. As the commercial on TV says..'way delicious'.
Your photos are so real..I almost tried to pick an onion ring right off the screen…grin
Amy @ Simply Sugar And Gluten-Free says
I love onion rings, too – my husband has been prodding me to make them.
Thanks for the info about the GF flours used here – it's always helpful to know. The rice & tapioca flours really held up well, didn't they?
Sophie says
I've always wondered what kind of onions to use. I also hated onions when I was little, but onion rings… ah, pure heaven! 🙂 These I'll need to make, definitely haven't had gf onion rings before.
Lauren says
I haven't had onion rings in ages! They were always a grown-up thing that I don't remember eating, but now they sound great – I really need to try them!
Katy says
I must say, those look great! I love the little ID signs.
I have used garbanzo flour for fried foods (I've done onion rings and fish). It is TASTY. A Nepalese restaurant that I frequent uses garbanzo flour to batter chopped up onions and jalapenos. TO DIE FOR.
I love your blog!
It makes me excited about baking (I dread gf baking most of the time).
Jeanine says
Thanks for all the comments, everyone! I appreciate it. 🙂
Mel, I think everyone remembers that Green Nova. 🙂 At least it was easy to find in a parking lot!
Garbonzo bean flour…I bet that would taste good deep fried. I'll have to try that next time. Thanks for the tip!
Ash says
These look seriously awesome!! Now I want some!!
Melissa Peterman says
Hi!
Hi there! I recently stumbled across your blog, I work for Foodista.com and I not sure if you have heard but we just announced a call for submissions for a food blogger cookbook contest, announced just this week!
For the next three months, food bloggers can submit their photography, writings, and original recipes to Foodista.com. The public can view all submissions on the website and vote for their favorites. That feedback and editors at both Andrews McMeel Publishing and Foodista.com will determine 100 entries chosen for inclusion in "The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook." More info available here: http://www.foodista.com/blogbook.
You should totally enter your Gluten Free Onion Rings! They’re creative and original.
Good Luck!
You've got a great blog- and a great chance to win.
Anonymous says
Just made your onion ring recipe and it was delicious. Thank you SO much!!!
Jeanine says
@Anonymous So glad they were a hit! You're very welcome. 🙂
chacha says
My sons bought a new deep fryer for my birthday today knowing that I'm just a little crazy for onion rings. I'd checked out this recipe a month or so ago and popped right back here today. I tweaked a little bit and couldn't have been happier. Thanks!
chacha says
By the way, I just linked this recipe on my blog because I loved it that much. =D
PEGGY ALLEN says
just learned few days ago i need to eat gluten free for thyroid condition. i am so wanting to know about this
Jeanine Friesen says
I don’t have a lot of information on that Peggy, but you can read more about thyroid & the gluten free diet here: http://www.celiaccentral.org/thyroid/
Josh Dusick says
So pleased to find your recipe, my sons have been asking to try onion rings and I wasn’t sure a GF version was available. Funny story about not believing there were onions involved!
Jeff Basting says
Fantastic….. the best gluten free onion ring i have had in years.
Great recipe. Thank you