PrintSugar Rush: Migliorelli Farm Cider Doughnuts at the Union Square Greenmarket
The winning Migliorelli Farm doughnut
I was in line at the bank this morning when a doughnut craving hit. Does that ever happen to you? To be more specific, a cider doughnut craving. The only place that I know where to get them is the Union Square Greenmarket and thankfully, I was less than a block away. Unfortunately, last time I had a cider doughnut, it was from a random stand and pretty horrible due to dryness and lack of flavor. This time, I walked through the whole market on a recon mission before deciding which ones to buy.
The winner: A pack of three doughnuts from Migliorelli Farm looked the best with a deliciously dark brown exterior sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They were also the cheapest ones at $2 for the pack. The moist cakey doughnut had a pronounced cider flavor, with a nice little crunch from the cinnamon sugar.
The loser: Breezy Hill Orchards offers three doughnuts for $2.50 in a convenient plastic baggie. They didn't look too great, but I bought them for comparison's sake. The doughnut exterior is pale and flaccid when poked. A taste test revealed only a faint apple taste along with a cake inferior in moistness to the winner.
Cider doughnut mission accomplished.
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9 Comments:
They're usually available at the Bowling Green Greenmarket as well.
doron at 3:44PM on 03/11/09
I am not a doughnut fan and even I can agree that those are the best. Migilorelli is at 175th St (June to November) as well.
gezellig-girl at 3:59PM on 03/11/09
I'm so glad that your doughnut quest was easier than your Shamrock Shake quest!
leeber at 4:36PM on 03/11/09
Stew Leonard's in Yonkers also has cide doughnuts, made right in the store. Very yummy!
DrGaellon at 5:50PM on 03/11/09
I'm willing to bet that Hearth's are better! :)
kathrynyu at 7:00PM on 03/12/09
even better when accompanied by a hot cup of their delicious cider...
cybercita at 11:11PM on 03/12/09
Terhune Orchards in Princeton, NJ, makes these, too - they are the yummiest! They sell them both with and without the cinnamon sugar. I always get them with the sugar. They're too good - I can go through a bag of 6 in no time flat.
Stop, I'm making myself hungry!
tomfodw at 9:46AM on 03/13/09
@kathrynyu - hmmm must try!
@tomfodw - yes always a go on the cinnamon sugar!
Grace Kang at 12:36PM on 03/13/09
saludes to kenny and the crew.... the hardest workers i've ever met.
can't wait for the broccoli-rabe!
pooch at 11:12PM on 03/17/09