How can I get brownies to bake evenly?
I can never get the middle of my brownies "done" without overbaking the outsides. The middle is tasty, but gooey. What is the secret?
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Oven Temperature
Most ovens keep inaccurate temperatures with respect to your setting. You may be setting it to 350, but it could be baking at 375. I would suggest investing in an oven thermometer. I've seen these for a dollar--well worth the investment.
Baking Vessel
I was surprised to find this out, but the pan color actually affects heat conduction. If you use a non-stick tin, for example, your brownies are more likely to burn. I've seen some people use silicone brownie pans to minimize this kind of uneven cooking.
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Always grease the pan thoroughly with margarine, softened butter or cooking spray, even if the recipe doesn't specify. After greasing the pan, some bakers line it with parchment paper, which is once again thoroughly greased. Light-coloured, shiny pans produce the best results as they conduct heat more evenly.Why do my brownies bake unevenly?
I was surprised to find this out, but the pan color actually affects heat conduction. If you use a non-stick tin, for example, your brownies are more likely to burn. I've seen some people use silicone brownie pans to minimize this kind of uneven cooking.How do I make sure brownies cook in the middle?
To fix undercooked brownies in the oven, simply resume baking your brownies in the same tray it was baked in. If you discover that it's too gooey after having removed it from the tray, you can still place it on a regular baking tray and heat it some more in the oven preheated to 350\xb0F.Why are my brownies raw in the middle?
Wrong temperature or cooking time If the whole of the brownie mix is undercooked, the oven temperature is too low, or you're simply not cooking the brownie for long enough. But more commonly, people have a problem whereby the brownies are overcooking at the edges while still being raw in the middle.The Biggest Mistakes Everyone Makes When Baking Brownies
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Answer 2
If your problem is the center of the pan rather than the vertical center of the brownies, you could use
Answer 3
You can put your brownie pan in a larger pan...then fill that larger pan with water about 3/4. cook as normal but the water in the larger pan with help diffuse all the direct heat to the sides.
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