GLUTEN-FREE CHEX® BLOOMING ONIONS WITH BACON CHIPOTLE DIP

Gluten-Free Chex® Blooming Onions with Bacon Chipotle Dip image

Gluten-free Chex® cereal keeps our blooming onion appetizer crispy.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Snack

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
2 tablespoons crumbled cooked bacon
1 cup Corn Chex™ cereal
1 cup Rice Chex™ cereal
1 cup rice-based gluten-free baking mix
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 large sweet onions
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Steps:

Mix Dip ingredients in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Crush cereals. In large bowl, mix crushed cereals, baking mix, salt and spices. In another large bowl, beat milk and eggs with whisk.
Cut 1/2 inch off pointed end of onion; peel onion, leaving bottom stem. Cut 1-inch diameter core out of middle of onion. Using very sharp, large knife, cut through center of onion to about three-fourths of the way down. Turn the onion 90 degrees and cut it again in an X across the first cut. Keep cutting the sections in half, very carefully until the onion has been cut 16 times. Do not cut down to the bottom of the onion. Spread the "petals" of the onion apart. Coat onion with cereal mixture, separating petals and sprinkling dry coating between them. Dip onion into egg mixture, then into cereal mixture again. This double-dipping ensures a well-coated onion; some of the coating will wash off when frying the onion.
Repeat step 3 with remaining onion, cereal mixture and egg mixture.
In deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan, place enough oil to just cover onion. Heat oil to 350°F. Using slotted spoon, slowly place 1 coated onion at a time into hot oil. Adjust heat to keep oil at 350°F. Fry 3 minutes; turn onion with slotted spoon. Fry 3 to 4 minutes longer or until onion is golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Serve hot with dip.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 660 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g