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 classic bread spices in Germany include anise, caraway, fennel and coriander. Pepper, nutmeg and allspice are suitable, as are cumin or turmeric. For a Mediterranean-inspired bread, we recommend using oregano, basil, rosemary or thyme.