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The Baking Ingredient That Will Take Your Homemade Onion Rings To The Next Level By Ben Hillin Oct. 7, 2025 6:00 am EST

Onion rings have been around a lot longer than I thought. And yet, despite the 19th-century origins of onion rings , they're still so damn hard to make at home. Getting the batter just right, finding the best onions, nailing that mix of salty and sweet ... it's honestly infuriating. I always end up with a pan of burnt batter and browned onions. But practice makes perfect. And the next time I try to make them I'll have to add confectioners' sugar to my onion ring batter.

Yep, that powdery sugar can really elevate your onion rings. Why? Because when you add confectioner's sugar to your onion rings, it enhances their sweetness, even giving s

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