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Doubling or Halving A Recipe

The document provides instructions for doubling and halving two recipes. It includes a pumpkin coffee cake recipe and a doubletree chocolate chip cookie recipe. It instructs the reader to double recipe #1 and #2 by multiplying all ingredients by 2. It also instructs the reader to half recipe #1 and #2 by dividing all ingredients by 2. Tables are provided showing the original amounts, doubled amounts, and halved amounts for each recipe.

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Doubling or Halving A Recipe

The document provides instructions for doubling and halving two recipes. It includes a pumpkin coffee cake recipe and a doubletree chocolate chip cookie recipe. It instructs the reader to double recipe #1 and #2 by multiplying all ingredients by 2. It also instructs the reader to half recipe #1 and #2 by dividing all ingredients by 2. Tables are provided showing the original amounts, doubled amounts, and halved amounts for each recipe.

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Increasing Recipes Practice

Complete this worksheet by doubling recipe #1 and #2. Record your answers in the
Double column.

Remember: If you want to double the size of your recipe, you multiply by _2__
Example: ½ cup shortening x 2 = __1_ cup of shortening

Recipe #1

Pumpkin Coffee Cake


Original Amounts Double
1 ¼ cups flour 2 ½ cups flour
¾ teaspoon cinnamon 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda 2 tsp baking soda
½ teaspoon salt 1 tsp salt
2 eggs 4 eggs
1 ¼ cup pumpkin 2 ½ cups pumpkin
¼ cup oil ½ cup oil
1 ½ c. milk 3 cups milk
1 tablespoon sugar 2 tbsp sugar
⅔ cup coconut 1 ⅓ cup
½ cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chopped walnuts
⅓ cup sugar ⅔ cup sugar
Recipe #2

BLUEBERRY OR CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Original Amounts Double


1 egg 2 eggs

2 T. oil __4___ T. or __1/4___c.


(16 Tablespoons = 1 cup)

¼ c. milk ½ cup milk

¾ c. flour 1 ½ cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp baking powder

¼ c. sugar ½ cup sugar

dash of salt x2 ⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ c. blueberries or mini chocolate ½ cup blueberries or chocolate


chips
chips
Decreasing Recipes Practice
Complete this worksheet by halving recipe #1 and #2. Record your answers in the Half
column. The second recipe is a cookie recipe. It makes 4 dozen cookies. I only want to
make 2 dozen. Half the recipe for the Double Tee Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Remember: If you want to cut the recipe in half, you divide by _2__.
Examples: 6 eggs x 1/2 = _3__ eggs
7 cups of flour x 1/2 = _3 1/2_ cups of flour

Recipe #1
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Original Amounts Half
1 ¼ cups flour 10 tablespoons flour
¾ teaspoon cinnamon x3 ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs 1 egg
1 ¼ cup pumpkin 10 tablespoons pumpkin
¼ cup oil ⅛ cup oil
1 ½ c. milk ¾ cup milk
1 tablespoon sugar ½ tablespoon sugar
⅔ cup coconut ⅓ cup coconut
½ cup chopped walnuts ¼ cup chopped walnuts
⅓ cup sugar 2 ⅔ tablespoon sugar
Recipe #2
Doubletree Chocolate Chip
Cookies

Original Amounts Half


1 cup butter (2 sticks) ½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar 6 tablespoons sugar
¾ cup brown sugar 6 tablespoons brown sugar
2 eggs 1 egg
1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 5x ⅛ teaspoon vanilla
extract
¼ teaspoon lemon juice ⅛ teaspoon lemon juice
2 ¼ cup flour 18 tablespoons
½ cup rolled oats ¼ cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt
Pinch cinnamon 1/16 teaspoon cinnamon
2 ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 ⅓ cup chocolate chips
1 ¾ cup chopped walnuts 14 tablespoons

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
2. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl on medium speed for about 2 minutes
3. Add eggs, vanilla and lemon juice, blending with the mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then
medium for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Scraping down bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
5. Slowly add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture adding about ½ cup at a time.
6. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
7. Scoop dough out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 15-18 minutes,or until the edges are golden brown and the center is still soft.
9. Remove from the oven and cool on baking sheet for about 1 hour

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