cliffs homegrown vidalia onion petals

Ingredients

• - onion ring batter, can be made one day in advance:
• - 2 cups flour
• - 1 tablespoon sea salt
• - 1 tablespoon hungarian paprika
• - 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• - 1 1/2 teaspoons old bay seasoning
• - 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• - pinch freshly ground black pepper
• - pinch ground cayenne
• - 1 cup beer, any kind you like
• - 1 cup buttermilk
• - one large egg, beaten
• - onion petals:
• - canola oil for deep frying
• - 1 cup flour
• - four vidalia onions, each cut into eight wedges (petals)
• - sea salt and freshly ground black pepper