Onion Ring- BEER BATTER

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup dark beer
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

• Pour beer into the bowl of a blender or food processor.Sprinkle in pepper, mustard,garlic powder, salt and onion powder and oil. Pulse until combined. Add flour last, and process only until mixed. Batter may still be slightly lumpy, but almost smooth. If too pasty, add a teaspoon of water at a time until mixture has the consistency of a pancake batter.
• Whisk egg white until frothy in a shallow bowl. Gently stir in contents of food processor, mixing until combined.
• Slice large sweet onions into rings. Separate rings. Soak in a small amount of milk for 10 minutes. Drain and lightly sprinkle with onion powder, then dip in batter.
• Fry small batches in hot oil (365F), turning once, gently to brown evenly. Remove the rings and drain on paper towels before serving. Season with salt and pepper (a little parsley, if desired) while still hot from fryer.