Key lime pie!
Hi everybody! Guest post by Clare here! I've been tasked by my father with tackling the subject of key lime pie, the official state dessert of Florida and one of my favorites too! After doing some extensive research on the best key lime pie in Key West, Old Town Bakery was ranked #1 in the Miami New Times as the BEST place to get key lime pie in all of the Florida Keys! So, while leaving Key West, we stopped in at Old Town, a cute little bakery, and grabbed four slices of genuine key lime pie.
Now for the background. Key lime pie is traditionally made with key limes, which are much smaller than traditional limes, and are yellow when ripe. (I have made key lime pie with both types of limes, and I honestly don't taste much of a difference. 🤷) The key lime pie from Old Town Bakery did not let us down! It was really delicious. The crust was not overly sweet, but complimented the pie, which was tart, sweet, and creamy. It almost measured up to my own key lime pie, a difficult task! Key lime pies are baked nowadays (because in our modern world, we have learned that eating raw eggs can cause disease), but originally the recipe thickened naturally. Key lime pie was developed for and by local sponge fishermen, who could use local key limes, powdered milk, and eggs, three easily accessible ingredients, to make something sweet while they were at sea for long stretches of time. It's a very simple pie, and is quintessentially Key West. If you're ever in town, be sure to stop at Old Town Bakery for a slice (or two) of key lime pie.
Now for the background. Key lime pie is traditionally made with key limes, which are much smaller than traditional limes, and are yellow when ripe. (I have made key lime pie with both types of limes, and I honestly don't taste much of a difference. 🤷) The key lime pie from Old Town Bakery did not let us down! It was really delicious. The crust was not overly sweet, but complimented the pie, which was tart, sweet, and creamy. It almost measured up to my own key lime pie, a difficult task! Key lime pies are baked nowadays (because in our modern world, we have learned that eating raw eggs can cause disease), but originally the recipe thickened naturally. Key lime pie was developed for and by local sponge fishermen, who could use local key limes, powdered milk, and eggs, three easily accessible ingredients, to make something sweet while they were at sea for long stretches of time. It's a very simple pie, and is quintessentially Key West. If you're ever in town, be sure to stop at Old Town Bakery for a slice (or two) of key lime pie.
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