Old Fashioned Onion Rings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons instant mashed potatoes
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup club soda, cold
2 -3 cups panko breadcrumbs (Japanese-style breadcrumbs)
2 teaspoons salt, to taste
vegetable oil (for frying)
2 -3 yellow onions, cut into 1/4-inch rings

Preparation

Mix flour, cornstarch, mashed potatoes and cayenne together.
Add soda and let sit about 10 minutes allowing batter to thicken.
Place Panko in seperate plate with salt to taste.
Slice onions into 1/4 inch rings.
Heat oil.
Dip onion rings first in batter then in Panko and fry until done (about 2-3 minutes).
Transfer to wire rack to drain.