Hi Rachel, we're glad to hear you're excited to get baking! If your stand mixer can handle a large capacity of dough, you can go ahead and make a double batch. If you're mixing and kneading the dough by hand, you can also make a double batch as long as you're willing to put some effort into working the dough. As a general rule of thumb, most yeast bread recipes can be easily doubled. You can simply multiply most ingredients, using anywhere from 1-2x the amount of yeast called for in the original recipe. The amount of yeast used can vary depending on your preference, with more yeast leading to a faster rise but less flavor development, and less yeast leading to more flavor development but a longer rise. If you plan to increase your bread recipe by more than double, you may want to use bakers’ percentages, which we explain in some detail on our blog: Baker's percentage: Scaling recipes up and down the easy (and accurate) way. Find more details about how to bake dairy-free here. Happy baking! Kye@KAF

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