Kitchen Basics 101: Making Half a Recipe
There are a few other things to take into consideration when cutting a recipe in half. Whenever you alter the amounts of ingredients you also need to adjust the cooking temperature, cooking time and pan size.
Cooking Temperatures: Use the original cooking temperature as a reference point but monitor closely for the results you are looking for. If you’re cooking something that includes meat, you’ll need to check for proper internal temperatures with a meat thermometer.
Cooking Time: Use the original cooking time as a reference point for how long it should cook, but you’ll also need to monitor it closely. If you are baking half a recipe of cake, bread or pie, then the cooking time will be more than half, about two thirds to three quarters of the original time.
Pan Size: Try to use a pan that has half the volume of the one called for in the original recipe.
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