Apple Cinnamon Bread Loaf
Item Purchased: Apple Cinnamon Bread Loaf
Location Purchased: Wicker Park Farmer's Market / Damen & Schiller / Chicago, IL
Price: $5.00 w/tax
Review: When I lived in the Gold Coast (don't ask me why I did it. I don't know.), the weekly farmer's market on Division and State Street was one of the few bright spots in my dreary life. It was the one time of the week I managed to work out of my sleepy depression, caused by having no money and few friends, and get out of my dismal one-room studio. Talking with the farmers at the booths was so much more interesting than any of my neighbors or the millions of shoppers buying pre-ripped jeans for hundreds of dollars on Rush St. Every weekend, I went home with fresh vegetables, jars of honey, bags of peanuts and handmade peanut butter. It was more than I could afford at the time, but compared to the supermarkets in the area, extremely inexpensive. The small street market kept me fed and was one of the few things that kept me from withering away like a head of lettuce myself. To this day, I hold a very special place in my heart for farmer's markets. The food is fresh, the people who sell you their wares are often the same people who tend the fields and there is just the simple pleasure of an open-air market to set your mind at ease.
Today was the first day of Wicker Park's farmer's market and it will continue through October, every Sunday from 7:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Though it was a dreary overcast day, there was still a show of about seven or eight tents all selling different foods and flowers. I expect there to be more tents as the summer heats up. The tent I decided to stop at was not from a farm at all, but a bakery called Delightful Pastries located on 5927 W. Lawrence Ave. Everything from custards to cakes lay spread on the plywood platform tables, but I settled with something that sounded semi-healthy: Apple Cinnamon Bread. An entire loaf cost me five dollars, and though the bottom of the bread was a bit soggy from internal plastic wrap perspiration and the humidity in the air, the purchase was worth it.
Incredibly moist with a sugared cinnamon glaze on the top, this simple yet tasty loaf of bread is enough to satisfy any morning sweet tooth. There are even recognizable chunks of apple in the bread to add the extra flavor all good fruit based bread needs or just to make you feel as if you are eating something healthy. I enjoyed this loaf of bread so much, I may just have to make a trip out to Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood to try Delightful Pastries' goodies straight from the oven.
Rating: 4 / 5
Location Purchased: Wicker Park Farmer's Market / Damen & Schiller / Chicago, IL
Price: $5.00 w/tax
Review: When I lived in the Gold Coast (don't ask me why I did it. I don't know.), the weekly farmer's market on Division and State Street was one of the few bright spots in my dreary life. It was the one time of the week I managed to work out of my sleepy depression, caused by having no money and few friends, and get out of my dismal one-room studio. Talking with the farmers at the booths was so much more interesting than any of my neighbors or the millions of shoppers buying pre-ripped jeans for hundreds of dollars on Rush St. Every weekend, I went home with fresh vegetables, jars of honey, bags of peanuts and handmade peanut butter. It was more than I could afford at the time, but compared to the supermarkets in the area, extremely inexpensive. The small street market kept me fed and was one of the few things that kept me from withering away like a head of lettuce myself. To this day, I hold a very special place in my heart for farmer's markets. The food is fresh, the people who sell you their wares are often the same people who tend the fields and there is just the simple pleasure of an open-air market to set your mind at ease.
Today was the first day of Wicker Park's farmer's market and it will continue through October, every Sunday from 7:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Though it was a dreary overcast day, there was still a show of about seven or eight tents all selling different foods and flowers. I expect there to be more tents as the summer heats up. The tent I decided to stop at was not from a farm at all, but a bakery called Delightful Pastries located on 5927 W. Lawrence Ave. Everything from custards to cakes lay spread on the plywood platform tables, but I settled with something that sounded semi-healthy: Apple Cinnamon Bread. An entire loaf cost me five dollars, and though the bottom of the bread was a bit soggy from internal plastic wrap perspiration and the humidity in the air, the purchase was worth it.
Incredibly moist with a sugared cinnamon glaze on the top, this simple yet tasty loaf of bread is enough to satisfy any morning sweet tooth. There are even recognizable chunks of apple in the bread to add the extra flavor all good fruit based bread needs or just to make you feel as if you are eating something healthy. I enjoyed this loaf of bread so much, I may just have to make a trip out to Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood to try Delightful Pastries' goodies straight from the oven.
Rating: 4 / 5
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