Jewish baking recipes please!

[PeachPumpkin]

I wasn’t brought up Jewish at all, but I have Jewish heritage and I’d like to try some Jewish recipes for baking. Any recommendations? Ideally I don’t want a recipe that measures using cups. Thank you. 😊

Hi @PeachPumpkin what temp are you baking it at? How long has it been in?

Try 160'c fan and check every 10mins.

I was baking it at 170. Then turned it up to 175. It’s a fan oven. The edges look done but the inside is so so raw. Not even a bit underdone. I’m thinking I’ve overfilled the pan and it’ll end up overbakes at the edges. Foil is still in place.

It’s been in for well over an hour.

Turn it down to 160 keep it covered with foil and check every 10mins
How big is the pan? And what recipe did you use?

Not sure how big the pan is- will measure it later. Recipe was weight of 4 eggs in shells in flour, sugar and margarine. Plus the 4 eggs of course. And two chopped up Granny Smiths. Oven has been turned down.

I think it’s done! Skewer comes out clean. I’ve taken it out and will leave it on the side for a bit and then get it out of the tin.

Sounds a standard good batter but might be one apple too many.
Keep going but if it's still not done after 1.5hrs it may be a lost cause. Sorry @PeachPumpkin 😥

Honestly, it went from so raw to seemingly (hopefully) baked so fast. Photos to follow…

Thanks for the help and support!

Mazal Tov!!!!

I think covering it was the mistake as it basically steamed it instead of letting the liquid evaporate.

That’s a very good point. I just know it would have burnt otherwise. I need a new oven.

It’s out of the tin now and looks burnt around the sides, so my cunning plan to avoid it being burnt was to no avail. I’m still hopeful it will be ok on the inside.

Success! I just cut myself a tiny slice and yes, the sides are overdone, but actually just a couple of milimetres in, it’s actually really good. I need to eat some dinner and then I’ll cut a decent size slice and put up photos. It’s definitely a cake that tastes better than it looks.

It genuinely tastes a lot better than it looks!

And yes, I know I don’t have a future taking photos for cookery books.

That looks delicious! Well done!

Thank you! You really are too kind. I know it doesn’t look great.

I think I’ll try challah next!

Do try the JC and Karma Bread Bakery recipe it is fabulous the video is also helpful.
Some tips - let your yeast and eggs come to room temp before using.
Add the water slowly you may or may not need it all. Don't be worried if the dough is sticky at the start as you work it and kneed it it will come together. Best of luck!

Next time line the sides of the cake tin with a quadruple layer of baking paper to insulate it and slow down the rate at which the outside cooks. Or use damp baking strips on the outside of the tin. If you do cover the cake while cooking it, lay a circle of baking paper directly on the cake, but first make lots of snips in the paper to let steam out.

Thank you for the tips, @ChallaMama . @DilbertianI will definitely try that, thank you.. I’ve baked many shallow cakes in the past, but I’m not so used to deeper cakes.

You could try cupcakes too - sometimes easier to control the cook times (I turn any cake recipe into a cupcake recipe for school lunches!) - Apple cake cupcakes are great.