This little trick works for everything. Need half of 1 1/4 cups of flour for a pizza dough? Same answer: 5/8 cup. Want to split a soup recipe? You guessed it. It’s a universal tool.
It even works for non-kitchen stuff. Like, what if you have 1 1/4 hours of free time and want to split it into two activities? Half is 37.5 minutes (or 5/8 of an hour). See? Fractions are friendly.
A Gentle Reminder
Don’t stress if you forget this tomorrow. Your phone is a calculator. Your hand can measure. The curiosity you feel right now is the real gift. Because next time you’re staring at that 1 1/4 cup measure, you’ll smile and think, I know your secret.
Half of 1 1/4 cups is 5/8 cup. Or 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons. Or 10 tablespoons. Or just a little more than half a cup. Whatever label you slap on it, you’ve got this. Now go make something delicious.
