add sub/recipe layouts to _config.yml to avoid repititious repitition

README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Here's an example recipe, which could be saved to `_recipes/chocolate_cake.yml`:
 ---
 name: Chocolate cake
 author: Jane Crocker
-layout: recipe
 
 ingredients:
 - [1, egg, null]
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ time: 240
 ```
 - `name` (string) - The displayed name of the recipe. Does not appear in the URL.
 - `author` (string, optional) - The author of the recipe.
-- `layout` (string) - The template to use; should always be `recipe`.
 - `ingredients` (list) - Each entry in `ingredients` consists of an amount, ingredient name, and unit terminology. `[2, flour, cups]` is displayed as `2 cups of flour`, while `[1, egg, null]` is displayed as `1 egg`. The third field is optional - `[1, egg, null]` is the same as `[1, egg]`.
 - `method` (list) - A list of steps undertaken to create the recipe, written in plain English. Or whatever language you prefer.
 - `time` (string, optional) - The time it takes to make the recipe in minutes.
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ name: Example
 Subrecipes behave a little differently to regular recipes:
 - They don't show up on the home page
 - The `time` tag is not supported
-- `layout` should be `subrecipe`
 
 Subrecipes have a tag that regular recipes do not - the `parents` tag. This is a list of recipes that the subrecipe should be included in. For example:
 ```yaml

_config.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+defaults:
+  - scope:
+      path: "_recipes"
+    values:
+      layout: "recipe"
+  - scope:
+      path: "_subrecipes"
+    values:
+      layout: "subrecipe"
+
 collections:
   # note: subrecipes MUST come before recipes, otherwise subrecipe.output will be empty with no error message given. thanks to https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/issues/5371#issuecomment-247951926
   subrecipes: