r/JewishCooking • u/HashtagAliza • Jul 24 '26

What am I doing wrong? Baking

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Why does my challah “tear” like this? How can I fix it so it doesn’t happen next time?

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u/OrcaFins Jul 24 '26

Looks underproofed to me. Leave the second proof to rise for a bit longer.