Big Fat Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup beer 
• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 1.8 cups pancake mix divided
• 8 servings vegetable oil; peanut oil preferred 
• 1 medium size onion red
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 1 medium size onion yellow

Equipment

• paper towels
• whisk
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Cut onions into 1/2-inch slices, and separate into rings. Set aside.
2. Combine 1 1/4 cups Pancake
3. Mix and sugar. Stir together buttermilk and beer; whisk into sugar mixture until smooth. Set aside.
4. Place onion rings and remaining 1/2 cup Pancake
5. Mix in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag. Seal and shake to coat.
6. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 37
7. Dip onion rings, 1 at a time, in batter, coating well. Fry, in batches, 4 minutes or until golden, turning occasionally; drain on paper towels.
8. Serve immediately.
9. Kitchen Express: Substitute 1 3/4 cups all-purpose baking mix for 1 3/4 cups Pancake
10. Mix, and omit sugar. Proceed as directed, reducing frying time for each batch to 2 minutes.