Old Bay Onion Rings with a Lemon Dipping Sauce

Wow! I think I’ve found the perfect homemade onion ring… I’m serious.

As a kid, I never thought I liked onion rings.. Mainly because, at the time, I wasn’t an onion fan. But ever since I tried my very first onion ring, I was addicted. I’d say I was probably a senior in high school… and I think it was from Sonic. I mean, how can you not like a light, crispy fried ring of deliciousness??

Now, my favorite onion rings are from the clubhouse in the neighborhood I live in. No matter how ‘good’ I’m being that week, I still have to order them.

I’ve made them a few times since then, but have just now found the perfect batter for these things. And I have to thank Mary over at Goodie Godmother for this recipe. She’s incorporated a few of my favorite things in the batter — beer and Old Bay seasoning. And the batter is super light from the baking powder, cornstarch and beer, so the onion rings have the perfect light and crunchy consistency.

I’ve only made a few very small tweaks to her recipe (using a different type of beer and only using one LARGE sweet onion.) (Click here to view her original recipe).

The Old Bay seasoning works with the onion rings, and don’t forget to sprinkle a bit over the top when you remove them from the fryer.

I used a FryDaddy to fry ‘em up, but you can also use a large frying pan or saucepan with oil.

Don’t forget to head over to see more at Mary’s site — The Goodie Godmother. She shares a ton of delicious looking recipes, and some b-e-a-utiful cakes and baked goodies. Click here to head on over!