In this onion ring recipe, the onions are dipped in barbecue sauce and coated with panko bread crumbs. The barbecue sauce bakes right into the rings, and no ketchup is needed!
Preheat oven to 450℉. Place two baking sheets in the oven and let those preheat too.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the barbecue sauce, eggs and flour. Place the bread crumbs in a separate bowl.
Using tongs (or your fingers) dip an onion slice in the barbecue sauce mixture, shake the excess off and then dunk on all sides into the bread crumbs. Lay on a cool baking sheet. Repeat until all onion slices have been dunked.
Remove the hot baking sheets from the oven and spray lightly with cooking spray. Move the coated onions to the hot baking sheets. Spray the coated onions lightly with cooking spray.
Bake for about 6 minutes, or until golden, then use tongs to turn each onion ring over. Spray the other side of the onions with cooking spray and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Watch closely to make sure the crumbs are not browning too quickly or burning.
Remove them from the oven and serve immediately.
Notes
*Panko bread crumbs can be found in your market's Asian aisle. Regular breadcrumbs may be substituted.