At the Spanish Bakery & Café in St.Augustine, Florida, a tray of 16 empanadas doesn't necessarily last long.
On a busy day, bakery manager Carol Miller said customers can scoop them up as soon as they're made."There are times when we'll sell through three trays within an hour, not even," Miller told Fox News Digital."So, it really depends.
There is a lot of craze for these empanadas, and they do go very fast."The attention may be fueled by tourists, recommendations and social media, but the bakery's empanadas are hardly a new addition to St.Augustine's food scene.
Miller said they date to the bakery's opening in 1965.CENTURY-OLD ITALIAN ICE RECIPE IS CREATING CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FOR A WHOLE NEW GENERATION"We actually make everything from hand ourselves – the doughs, the mixes, pressing them, everything," she said.Making enough to satisfy the crowds takes work.The Spanish Bakery & Café in St.Augustine, Florida, has become a viral sensation for its empanadas.
(Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)Producing 10 trays using the bakery's former hand-rolling process could consume an eight-hour shift, Miller said.A newer rolling machine has cut that time to about four hours.
With 16 empanadas to a tray, that's 160 at a time.While plenty of customers happen upon the bakery while exploring St.Augustine, others arrive knowing exactly what they want.
Miller said visitors mention everything from news coverage to TikTok and Instagram posts as reasons for stopping by to try the empanadas for themselves.AMERICANS ARE PAYING PEOPLE TO WAIT IN LINE FOR TIKTOK-FAMOUS FOODThe bakery also draws on its surroundings.Located in St.
Augustine's historic district, it offers visitors a connection to the city's Spanish identity.The Spanish Bakery & Café is nestled along a busy pedestrian street in the heart of St.Augustine's historic district.
(Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)"I think because we are mainly Spanish culture in the colonial quarter here, it is nice that we go back to...