Serves: 4
Total Calories: 190

2 large onions (Idaho-Eastern Oregon)
2 eggs, separated
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

Peel and slice onions 1/4 inch thick. Separate into rings. Beat egg yolks. Add buttermilk, oil, and sifted dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into buttermilk mixture. Dip onion rings into batter. Fry, a few at a time, in deep fat (375°). Drain thoroughly on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Keep in warm oven.

Note: May be frozen. When ready to serve, place frozen onion rings on baking sheet and heat at 450° for 5 minutes.


Fun Fact: In their quest for an overland route to the Pacific Ocean, explorers in the Lewis and Clark expedition formed a camp with the Shoshone Indians a few miles south of present-day Dillon, Montana, which they named "Camp Fortunate." Here, Sacagawea, the expedition’s Indian guide and translator, learned that her brother, Cameahwait, was now chief of the Shoshone tribe. (She had been kidnapped by Plains Indians five years previously.) It was an emotional scene when brother and sister were reunited. The Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the land that would become the state of Montana for the first time on April 25, 1805. The group rested and celebrated their arrival at the junction of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers near the future site of Fort Union.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 20

More Recipes from the Best of the Best from the Plains Cookbook Cookbook:
Roasted Potatoes
Ruth’s Smashed Potato Bites
Heavenly Sour Cream Potatoes
Flathead Lake Monster Potatoes
Microwave Scalloped Potatoes
Easy au Gratin Potatoes
Puffy Coated Onion Rings
Caramelized Onion Tarts with Gorgonzola Sauce
Honeyed Onions
Microwave Creamed Onions
Spinach Casserole
Spinach and Feta Pie
Zucchini Pie
Impossible Garden Pie
Bountiful Stuffed Squash
Baked Cabbage
Nebraska Corn Pie
Triple Corn Casserole
Corn Casserole
Fresh Vegetable Medley with Parmesan-Lemon Sauce
Zippy Glazed Carrots
Fun Lady’s Tomato Pie
Asparagus Casserole
Pop’s Pepper Poppers
Garlicky Green Beans with Mushrooms
Barbecued Green Beans
Baked Bean Casserole
Chuck Wagon Bean Pot
Cowboy Beans
Firehole Beans
Idaho Buckaroo Beans