Apple Cider Donuts at the green market

Every Saturday morning there is a green market at Grand Army Plaza. Every Saturday morning the first stand is occupied by vendors that sell apples and apple baked goods. So every Saturday when I go to buy my onions and kale I have to walk through a whole mess of small Park Slope children yelling, "I want an apple cider donut now!" Ugg. Park Slope children. Ugg. Park Slope parents.

I related this to my mother who said, "I guess they use the cider as leveling, like beer donuts."

Well, I had never heard of beer donuts. I'd never had a green market donut, either, because I'd never braved the line of demanding children.

This Saturday was rainy and the market, while starting to fill back up with the fruits and veggies of Spring was deficient of the stroller crowd. I decided to take the opportunity and get a donut.

Oh. My.-wait for it-God!

Yum. Yum.

The donut was so delicious. It tasted like there were bits of apple baked in, but there weren't. There were just pockets of yummy air surrounded by wonderful cake. And sugar coated. Who can beat a sugar dusting. No one. That's who.

The fact that Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts even call the what they produce by the same name as this celestial morsel is an abomination. It's sad. That is the reason that American children are exhibiting symptoms of both malnutrition and obesity. They took all the wonderful fresh fruit and time consuming lightness out of the donut and replaced it with white flour and artificial flavoring. You could eat a million commercial donuts and not fell the satisfaction of one of these most delicious apple cider donuts.

I finished it and I felt happy and satisfied and not at all weighted down with that muffiny too full ness that usually accompanies baked goods.

Full disclosure: I did get a second donut. But it was several hours later and I had to walk back the ten blocks to the market. Also, they were selling for two for a dollar, implying that two donuts is a serving size. No, I don't think so. Next week I'll get two, but maybe I'll bring a friend to share with. I bet that will make the deliciousness even better.