Oven Fried Onion Rings

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 3 slices of well-toasted whole wheat bread
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 8 ounces silken tofu
• 1 cup soymilk
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 pinch baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 large onions, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and separated into rings

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f; adjust the oven racks so they are spaced evenly.
• 2 spray 2 nonstick baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• 3 in a food processor, mince the pieces of toast, and then in a blender, blend them until the crumbs are really fine like the ones you find in the store.
• 4 dump them into a big bowl with the flour.
• 5 in the blender, blend tofu, soy milk, lemon juice, and seasonings.
• 6 coat each onion ring on both sides with the tofu mixture, shaking off the excess; then coat lightly with the bread crumb mixture. use batches of the bread crumbs in a small tupperware so they don't get all gooey.
• 7 arrange the rings on the baking sheet, and spray the tops with nonstick cooking spray.
• 8 bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes, turning rings once in the middle and swapping rack positions if you're using two cookies sheets.