"New York might have better appetizers and San Francisco better main courses, but no city beats Los Angeles for dessert. Nowhere else has the raw fixings, the right kind of hedonists or the critical mass of cooking talent.On the face of it, being a pastry chef could scarcely be a more frivolous ca......"
INGREDIENTS
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Nonstick cooking spray
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3/4 cup bread flour, plus more for dusting work surface and sprinkling batter
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1 tablespoon fresh yeast or 1 ( 1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast
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3/4 cup whole milk
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2 3/4 cups pastry flour
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1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise
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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cubed
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6 eggs
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1/2 cup sugar, plus more for tossing doughnuts
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Oil, for deep frying