There is a common misconception that making bread from scratch is something that is hard to do or requires specialized tools or machines. However is doesn’t have to be, there are all different levels of bread as well as benefits associated with making your own bread.
In the article Benefits of Making Bread at Home they discuss some of the main benefits
When you make bread for yourself you get full creative control over what go in it. You can chose the quality of the ingredients used and you know exactly what is in it. Current supermarket options are designed to be mass produced quickly and to last longer than fresh bread would typically. This is achieved by the addition of additives and preservatives that aren’t needed or beneficial to the process.
For people with special dietary needs, making bread from scratch can also prove to be the safer method. There is no guesswork or label reading involved. Most bread recipes are simple which means they are also easily customizable, problem ingredients can be left out and personal tastes can better be addressed whereas mass supermarket breads are designed to appeal to the largest consumer market.
Unless you want to start experimenting and getting fancy bread only requires a few basic ingredients that are generally considered pantry staples. Flour, water, salt, yeast are all things that people have easy access to and can be used in other things, so no need to go out and buy specialized ingredients that will go bad if you lose interest in your bread. That’s not to say you can’t, the best part of doing something yourself is the creative control.
“There is something about being in a kitchen that subconsciously allows you to let your guard down” Rage Baking. Not only is there the sense of pride when you take the first bite of something you created yourself, but bread making is a very physical endeavor. While some people choose to buy fancy bread machines to do the kneading for them, many also find a sense of peace in the physical labor or mixing and working the dough with their own hands.