Equipment:
- Cutting board
- Chef’s knife
- Dry measuring cups
- Wet measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Wisk
- 3 Large bowls
- 3 Baker’s Secret Pans or ½ sheet pans
- Tongs
- 4 Cooling racks
- Parchment paper
Ingredients:
- 1 large Onion, ½” slices
- 2 cup AP Flour
- 2 Tablespoon Lawry’s seasoning salt
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon of Thyme Leaves (use fresh if possible)
- 1 cup Plain Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup olive oil
- Pam cooking spray
Instructions:
- Cut onion into ½” slices and divide slices into individual rings.
- Place cooling rack on ½ sheet pan.
- Place onion slices on cooling rack.
- Evenly spray both sides of onions with Pam.
- Prepare bowls:
Bowl 1: 1 cup AP flour, 1 tbsp. Lawry’s and 1 tbsp. cornstarch, mix well.
Bowl 2: In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup Buttermilk and 2 eggs .
(Set mixture to side, can put in refrigerator until ready to use.)
Bowl 3: 1 cup AP flour, 1 cup panko crumbs, 1 tbsp. thyme leaves, 1 tbsp. Lawry’s, mix well.
- Place onion slices into 1st mixture (flour cornstarch mixture).
- Toss well to coat all pieces.
- Remove rings and place into 2nd mixture (egg mixture).
- Toss well to coat pieces.
- Shake off excess and place rings into 3rd mixture (panko mixture).
(If mixture becomes clumpy, make another batch for bowl 3.)
- Place rings into a single layer on a Baker Secret Pan or ½ sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
- Allow the prepared rings to chill in the freezer until firm (1 hour minimum).
- After hour, pour oil into bowl.
- Remove rings from freezer.
- Place cooling rack on ½ sheet pan.
- Gently flip rings in oil until all breading has absorbed oil.
- Place oiled rings on cooling rack.
- Allow to drain excess oil.
- Place drained ring on Baker’s Secret pan.
- Place oven rack in center of oven.
- Preheat to 350°F using Bake or Convect Roast. (Use Air Fry mode if available.)
- Place Baker’s Secret pan in the oven and bake 20 minutes. (Using Bake mode may require extra cook time.)
- Carefully remove pan of rings from oven.
- Serve hot.