Baking like a pro: Five tips for homemade bread. You don't necessarily have to run to the bakery for freshly baked bread.

To bake bread yourself, you only need a few ingredients: flour, yeast, water and salt. The type and type of flour play an important role in the taste. The classic bread spices in Germany include anise, caraway, fennel and coriander. If you are wondering what the numbers on the flour bags mean: The higher the type number, the darker and more mineral-rich the flour.