Buffalo, NYApple Cider Donuts

A West Seneca cider mill the Mayer family has run since 1852. The Buffalo News says the draw inside is the frozen cider slushies and the doughnuts, small and dense and best coated in cinnamon or powdered sugar. Step Out Buffalo has the mill open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through late November. Order a half dozen cinnamon sugar doughnuts and a cider slushie to carry around the store.

A family run apple farm on Mapleton Road that bills itself as a no frills operation. The Buffalo News lists apple picking, fresh cider, cider slushies and fried doughnuts, and says the mill floor is open to the public so visitors can watch a batch press. Step Out Buffalo has the farm reopening for the season in mid September and open Friday through Sunday only, which is why the lines build for the doughnuts. Go in the early hours, order fried doughnuts and a cider slushie, then pick a bag of apples.

A Clarence fall farm on Main Street whose season runs 19 September to 31 October, open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The Buffalo News says the doughnuts are only made on the weekend, when the farm also runs a five acre corn maze, hayrides, a cow train and the Boo Barn, while weekdays are free to walk into the Pumpkin Palace for cider and baked goods. Step Out Buffalo calls it a stop for a warm donut and cider. Go on a Saturday morning and order doughnuts and hot cider.

A Clarence Center farm on Wolcott Road whose fall season runs from mid September to Halloween, open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The Buffalo News lists cider and cinnamon doughnuts among the fall food, next to apples, fresh pressed cider, raw honey and homemade pies, with Resurgence Brewing pouring on the grounds. A hayride runs out to the pick your own pumpkin patch. Order cider doughnuts and a jug of the fresh pressed cider.