Oven-Baked Onion Rings

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1-2 large Spanish onions, cut into 1/4 inch slice
• 3 egg whites lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup plain dried bread crumbs
  

1. Preheat the oven to 400F; spray a nonstick baking sheet with nonstick spray. ona sheet of wax paper, combine the flour, salt and cayenne.
2. Separate the onion slices into rings, but keep them in groups of two, one ring inside the other. Dredge the rings in the seasoned flour, then dip them in the egg whites, and then coat in the bread crumbs; place on the baking sheet. Bake on the top oven rack until browned, about 10 minutes. Turn the onion rings over and baked until browned, 5-10 minutes.

WW Points Value: 2 (about 6 rings per serving)

Note: This recipe appears in the WW New Complete Cookbook. I accidentally mixed in the egg yolks with the egg whites but the onion rings turned out just as delicious the first time I made them with just the egg whites. You can also use seasoned bread crumbs instead of plain bread crumbs for more flavor.