Venturing down to the Brooklyn flea this weekend for the first time, I was excited to find that there were tons of food vendors to sample on while perusing the antiques and handmade goods. The perfect addition to any outdoor event, in my opinion, is food-even a local flea market. Im always curious to try someone's Homemade recipe or made up concoction of something I haven't quite figured out how to do myself. The food vendors at the flea are the perfect place to experience all things new and delicious in food. The grounds are full of eclectic foodies open to share their new recipe for a freshly pulled pork sandwich (pulled from the leg right in front of you) or a spicy jarred pickle to a korean style beef jerky. From Tacos to oysters the food at the flea is enough to make a food lover go cccrazay!
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| Hibiscus |
With my stomach set on a yummy lunch, my body was suddenly over taken by the force of sugar. My heart could feel it was close, and lo and behold out the corner of my right eye, there they were.. huge, fluffy, colorful, sweet looking doughnuts. I am a sucker for sweets; especially homemade desserts. I stepped away, but had a vision that I'd be going back for what looked like greatness. After having a small mexican lunch of pupusas, stuffed with pork, cheese and jalapenos; I headed straight over for my dessert. It looked like a lot to take on as I got closer and closer; but I wanted them. They had been calling my name since I first laid my eyes on them and now it was time. I convinced a friend to share one with me, due to the size; I thought it would make me feel a lot less guilty. We played it safe with our first choice, and went with a classic glazed doughnut. She wasn't very excited about devouring this thing, guilty conscious and all, but we went for it. The glaze wasn't sticky the dough wasn't heavy (even though the doughnut its self was, it was ginourmous as I said before). It was fluffy, but not chewy, sweet but not too sweet, flavorful and just so darn tasty. Walking away with it almost half gone, I knew deep down I would be returning for another one before leaving the flea market. To my surprise, my friend who didn't want it to begin with begged and pleaded to go back.
For the second one, we went with the lemon poppyseed. I am not too big on this flavor most of the time, but they got this just right. Just enough lemon to not be overpowering, and with the poppy seed and the glaze it was just perfect. These are luscious, with all the right elements you'd want in a dessert doughnut. I am not sure which I liked best but my sweet craving was extremely satisfied for the day and maybe for an entire week.
The absolute best part of the 'Dough' experience is that these huge, fluffy, buttery amazing doughnuts will only run you $2 each. Yes thats right, it beats a small cupcake for almost 4 bucks. I'm looking forward to trying the other flavors they offer like Hibiscus, Toasted Coconut, and what they say to be the best seller, the Blood Orange doughnut. But until then; head down, actually run down for a weekend treat to Clinton Hill Brooklyn; off the Bedford-Nostrand stop on the G train, to get these amazing doughnuts at Dough. Yup thats the name, Dough, and oh so fitting isn't it? Your taste buds will love you for it.
Or you can find the Dough vendor stand at the Brooklyn Flea on Saturdays in Fort Green on Layefatte or Sundays in Williamsburg at the East River Park (Kent Ave) between N6 and N 7th street. Enjoy!!
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| Lemon Poppyseed |
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