P is for Pie Bake Shop ★ 4.5
P is for Pie on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park is the small-batch pie shop, with sweet pies, savory pot pies and Florida key lime pie by the slice.
Worth the queue: Salted caramel chocolate pie
History
Key lime pie originated in the Florida Keys in the late 1800s, when sweetened condensed milk and graham crackers reached the islands by railway and key limes grew wild around Key West. The Borden company introduced sweetened condensed milk in 1856 and Florida cooks used it because fresh dairy was scarce in the Keys. Florida named key lime pie the official state pie in 2006. Orlando's P is for Pie in Audubon Park bakes a celebrated slice version, and most Florida-leaning bakeries and seafood spots like The Boathouse run a key lime version on the dessert menu.
Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 200g graham crackers, crushed fine
- 100g unsalted butter, melted
- 50g granulated sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (397g)
- 120ml fresh key lime juice (from about 25 key limes, or bottled key lime juice)
- Zest of 4 key limes
- 200ml whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar to top
Method
- Preheat oven to 175C / 350F.
- Combine crushed graham crackers, melted butter and sugar in a bowl. Press evenly into a 23cm pie pan and bake 10 minutes. Cool.
- Whisk egg yolks until pale, about 3 minutes. Add sweetened condensed milk and whisk to combine. Whisk in key lime juice and zest until smooth.
- Pour filling into cooled crust. Bake 15 minutes until just set with a slight wobble.
- Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Whip cream with sugar to soft peaks and top each slice before serving.
Tip from the editors. Use real key lime juice, not Persian lime. Bottled key lime juice from Florida is acceptable and often more practical.
This is the TableJourney editorial recipe, modelled on the canonical bistro / counter version. The first place to try the dish in its city of origin is below.
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Florida key lime pie in Orlando
The Boathouse ★ 4.2
The Boathouse at Disney Springs is the dockside American seafood restaurant with raw bar, lobster rolls and Amphicar lake tours of the Disney Springs lake.
Signature: Lobster roll, Amphicar tour
Buttermilk Bakery ★ 4.7
Buttermilk Bakery on Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the family-run morning bakery and lunch counter, with cruffins, croissants and biscuit sandwiches.
Worth the queue: Cruffin
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