How long do I bake this?

Question

I have a recipe for a potato casserole, and it's supposed to bake at 350 for an hour. But I doubled the recipe-do I have to double the baking time too? I know it's a dumb question, but I really don't cook that often. When you double a recipe, do you double the cooking time?

Answer 1

no, use the same baking time

Answer 2

no you dont

Answer 3

You won't need to double the baking time, start checking after the stated time, by poking with a fork. Test every 10 minutes or so until they feel tender. My guess is they night need an extra half hour

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

for this recipe I don't think you have to double the cooking time. So long has you have them in a shallow pan

Remember that the more ingredients you have in less space the longer it takes to cook. eg. double recipe in a pan that is 12x12 by 1 inch thick will take less time to cook than a pan with the same double recipe in a pan that is 6x6 3 inch thickness.

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Answer 6

No,  you don't double the time.  You might have to watch it and check it, you might have to cook it perhpas 15 to 20 minutes.

Answer 7

If the original recipe was in an 8x8 pan, and you are baking it in a 13x9 pan (for example) no, DO NOT double the time!

You would only increase the time if you put double the recipe in the same size pan the original recipe calls for, and even then you wouldn't double the time.

Edit: Since it calls for a 13x9 pan and that is what you used, after the one hour is up, bake it at 10 minutes intervals, checking to see if it's done.

Answer 8

no, just do what the box says even though you doubled it.

Answer 9

If you are baking the doubled recipe in the same size pan you would use for a single recipe then you should add another 1/2 hour to the time and if the potatoes aren't tender by then, keep cooking them checking them every 15 minutes or so.

If you are using a pan twice as large: Do nothing.

Answer 10

no u dont

u will burn ur food if u do this