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mother1231

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 12:25 pm

How do I get my challah to bake evenly? Top always gets well done and bottom stay raw ? Please help or give tips. My oven is fairly new so I don’t think that the problem .. what temp and how long should it be baked for ? Tia

ila

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 12:31 pm

350f more or less 35 min

shmosmom

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 12:48 pm

I bake my challos on 350 for an hour. What temperature have you been baking them on?

mother1231

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 12:49 pm

350 maybe it is my oven 🙈

SwissAlps

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:01 pm

What kind of oven do you have? My oven only works for challah on convection bake otherwise I have the same problem.

Momima

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:03 pm

Get a oven thermometer to check your oven temperature and see if the oven is the problem.

zaq

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:14 pm

1. Your recipe may contain too much sugar, which darkens rapidly. Try cutting back.
2.You may be measuring flour incorrectly. Fill your measuring cup by scooping and then leveling off with a knife. If you spoon flour into the cup, you may be using too little flour, which means there's too much liquid, which means the dough is too wet to bake all the way through.
3. Your oven may be calibrated wrong. Try using an oven thermometer to make sure the temp is right.

mother1231

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:31 pm

Thanks all for all advice and tips

yOungM0mmy

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:35 pm

I cook on lower temp for exactly this reason. 320 until top is golden and bottom sounds hollow, perfect.

Rubber Ducky

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:38 pm

Try a lower rack. And check that the oven is heating at the bottom. Some of the newer ovens have confusing settings.

egam

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:41 pm

Few things that might help.
1. Try to put it lower rack in your oven.
2. Tent the top of the challah with foil
3. Put a small container with water on the bottom. It creates steam which in turn prevents crust from forming too soon.
4. As mentioned already, get a thermometer and check if temperature is correct. Also put it in a different parts of your oven to check if there are any hot spots.

miriam845

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 1:42 pm

Do you have any issues with anything else or just challah ?

amother

Navyblue

Tue, Aug 03 2021, 2:54 pm

I have the same issue! What I’ve started doing is taking out the challah when top looks ready, covering the top with foil, turning the challah upside down or on its side, putting it back in its pan and bake until the bottom looks ready. Works really well for me

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