I want to make homemade bagels but my oven won't get hot enough.

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I live in a developing country, and the hottest my oven will get is 375 F. I have made bagels in the past when I lived in the US, but the recipe I used calls for a 500 F oven. Does anyone know if my bagels would turn out okay if I use the same recipe but bake them longer at a lower temperature? Would the texture just not be the same, and if so, in what way? Thanks!

[David A. Goldfarb]

I bake them at 450 F 15-20 minutes. I think you could reasonably make them at 375 F for a longer baking time.

[raberbm]

I have always baked my bagels at 375 F for 20 to 25 minutes on a pre-heatd pizza stone and they turn out great.

Barb