Bacon Onion Rings with Bacon Ranch Dipping Sauce recipe

• Onion Rings:
• 3-4 cups vegetable oil in a medium pot
• 1 large Vidalia onion try to pick one that is long, not wide
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 Tbsp bacon drippings
• 3 crispy cooked bacon strips finely minced
• 1 heaping cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• Salt
• Bacon Ranch Dipping Sauce:
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 Tbsp mayo
• 2 garlic cloves pressed
• 1 Tbsp bacon drippings
• 2 crispy cooked bacon strips finely minced
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh dill weed
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
• Salt and fresh cracked black pepper