How to Write a Recipe on Wikibooks

Last Updated: January 21, 2025

Writing a recipe on Wikibooks can be a fun and exciting way to make a recipe, whether it be an appetizer, a dessert or any other meal. This wikiHow article shows you how to write and publish a recipe on Wikibooks.

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Check if the recipe already exists. Search for an existing recipe and look through the results to see if the recipe exists.
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Cook your own recipe and write directions. Start by writing the ingredients you'll need for the recipe and cook it. As you follow, write down the procedure for each step.
- Alternatively, research an existing recipe, whether online or through cookbooks.
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Follow the Wikibooks' Cookbook policy . This is one of the most important steps as it maintains the integrity and quality of recipes on Wikibooks.
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Start creating your own recipe. Search for a desired title, making sure it is title case and starts with "Cookbook:". ^{[1]
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- You may see a warning that you should not copy content from other copyrighted websites, including wikiHow. wikiHow is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0, which is incompatible with Wikibooks' CC-BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL. ^{[2]
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Add templates to the top of the recipe. This will help people check the number of servings, the difficulty, and the time needed to make the recipe.
- Add {{Recipe summary}} followed by {{Recipe}} to top of the page. ^{[3]
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Add an introduction to the recipe. Introductions give people to summarize the recipe. It should have around 2-4 sentences.
- Make sure you bold the recipe in the introduction, e.g. by using '''High-protein pancakes'''
- Avoid first-person language to ensure neutral point-of-view. ^{[3]
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Write out the ingredients. Start by writing an ingredient header ( == Ingredients == ) and adding ingredients in bullet points.
- Add links to units and ingredients.
- Add conversions if possible.
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Write out the equipment. Start by writing an equipment header ( == Equipment == ) and adding equipment in bullet points.
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Write out the procedure. Firstly, write a procedure header ( == Procedure == ), and then add a step for each technique.
- If the procedure is long, consider splitting it into sub-headers.
- Don't forget to add links to techniques.
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Add notes, tips and variations. This will let readers know the tips as well as experiment with variations.
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Add categories. In the visual editor, click the dropdown to the left of "Publish...", click Options , and add categories. In source editor, add [[Category:(name of category)]] for each category.
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Disable table of contents. In the visual editor, click the dropdown to the left of "Publish...", click Page settings on left, and click Never under the table of contents option, then click Apply changes . In source editor, add __NOTOC__ to top of page.
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Publish the recipe. Give a reason in the edit summary (optional) and click Publish page .
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Finished!