Just made two 13x4 pain de mie loaves that turned out awesome! Tripled all ingredients but only doubled the yeast (guessed), kneaded using a stand mixer for 20 minutes. Because of the high humidity in my area, I usually have trouble with sticky doughs but this dough was easy to handle. Made two loaves since I KNEW husband would not be able to resist cutting into a warm loaf of bread! We now have a whole loaf for sandwiches, the remainder of the first loaf for toasting. I'm a novice at yeast breads and am so pleased with myself!!! Thank you for the fantastic recipe, will have to try others on your website. Your intuition was correct, Sammie. You do not have to double or triple the yeast when expanding a recipe. In fact, usually 2 1/4 t. or one packet is enough to leaven 12 cups of flour. It may take a while but the flavor will have more depth. But, increasing the yeast (and salt for that matter) by half would of suited your needs just fine. Glad everything came out so well! Elisabeth

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