Baking ingredients arranged in full and half-size portions with measuring cups, eggs, butter and a digital kitchen scale.

How to Halve a Recipe

Learning how to halve a recipe is mostly a matter of dividing every ingredient by two. The easy measurements, such as 2 cups becoming 1 cup, take seconds. The trouble starts when the recipe calls for 3/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1 tablespoon or a single egg. The basic rule is simple: Original ingredient amount ÷

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