My challah is raw in the center

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amother

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:38 pm

I moved a little big ago and never had a problem with my old oven. My new oven is also a GE but this one is a wall oven (would that make a difference??) I’m making the same challah recipe for over 10 years but for the first time they are coming out raw in the center …

My rolls which I made on a sheet pan are all the way cooked thru but obviously a lot smaller. I made 10 lbs which was about 12 challahs I baked 2 and froze 10 raw so that I can experiment and not have bad challah week after week… aside from trying a sheet pan anything else I can try? Any other ideas why this is happening?? TIA

dena613

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:39 pm

Bake longer?

A different shelf?

amother

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:45 pm

dena613 wrote:

Bake longer?

A different shelf?

It’s on the lower rack 2nd from the bottom. The top is very crisp, a few more minutes would be burnt..

#BestBubby

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:51 pm

Bake at lower temperature, like 320, for longer time.

This keeps top from burning while inside bakes.

amother

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:59 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

Bake at lower temperature, like 320, for longer time.

This keeps top from burning while inside bakes.

Anyone else do this for the same issue??

amother

Smokey

Sun, May 05 2024, 12:38 am

The oven ignitor might need to be replaced

#BestBubby

Sun, May 05 2024, 12:40 am

Get oven thermometer to check if the setting is accurate.

Maybe your 350 is really 390.

amother

Sun, May 05 2024, 12:41 am

amother Smokey wrote:

The oven ignitor might need to be replaced

It’s a brand new oven and I don’t have an issue with any other foods

amother

Wheat

Sun, May 05 2024, 12:43 am

amother OP wrote:

Anyone else do this for the same issue??

My new oven doesn't bake challah properly either.
The new ovens don't work evenly on yeast doughs.
After I bake the challah I remove them from their pans, turn on their sides and bake on lower temp to finish it.

mamalooo

Sun, May 05 2024, 1:57 am

I am not sure if this is what it is but once I bought a different company honey and I used it in my challah and the challah never baked no matter how long it was in the oven for

Comptroller

Sun, May 05 2024, 2:50 am

that probably means your oven is too hot.
If you can't change oven temperature, bake smaller challot.

Hashem_Yaazor

Sun, May 05 2024, 9:05 am

Do you have convection? If so, try baking that way.

amother

Blonde

Sun, May 05 2024, 9:54 am

I had that. I made 2 changes that helped.

1- I turn the oven on to 400 for the first 15 minutes. Then lower to 375.

2- instead of baking in individual pans, I bake on baking sheets.

This has solved the problem.

I never had this issue before until I got a new oven. I double checked the oven temperature with an oven thermometer and it seems to be accurate so I have no idea why I started having this problem.
Been baking challah for 20 years…

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