Dinner Challenge Night Five

Onion rings and cake for dinner?  Yep, that's right. Why?  Because I'm an adult.

Mason isn't so lucky to have this choice so he ate blueberries, corn, and left over fajita chicken.  He was satisfied with a few bites of Mommy's cake though.

Football Sunday is becoming quite the tradition around here. We eat some sort of snack food in the living room calling it a "picnic" when it is really what Scott and I used to do for every single meal before Mason came along.  Today was no different.  Lunch was deviled eggs, chicken nuggets, and baked onion rings.  Onion rings that were so good we had them again for supper.  That's what adults do.

Night Five:

Baked Onion Rings and Vanilla Cake with Buttercream

Breading Station

The absolute best buttercream frosting ever. Yes, I'm bragging.



Baked Onion Rings

1 large yellow onion, sliced into rings

2 beers or 2 cups buttermilk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon milk

Panko breadcrumbs

Salt

Pepper

Heat oven to 450 degrees

Place sliced onion in large bowl cover with beer or buttermilk.  I used beer today and I really didn't like the taste as much as I thought.  Next time I will definitely use buttermilk.  Let the onions soak for 30 minutes.  Beat the eggs and milk together in separate bowl.  In a large bowl combine 1 package Panko breadcrumbs.  Season with salt and pepper.  Spray cooking sheet with non-stick spray before hand.  Drain the onions and pat dry with paper towel.  Dredge them in egg, then breadcrumbs, shaking off excess.  Repeat until sheet pan is full with an even layer. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Yummy and rather healthy, yay!

Vanilla Buttercream

1 stick butter or margarine for baking, softened

1 16 oz package powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Milk

In a mixer cream butter until fluffy.  Add in powdered sugar in small batches and mix slowly.  Add in vanilla and a very small amount of milk at a time.  Whip until the desired consistency is reached.  The buttercream I made tonight was thick and fluffy, perfect for a cake, but add a little more milk and it could be a glaze or a easier spreading frosting.