1.

 Always use good quality bread flour.⁠​⁠​⁠

2.

Always weigh the ingredients especially the salt, too much will kill the yeast and too little will leave a tasteless bread.⁠​⁠​⁠

3.

Most recipes use water, oil and sugar, replace with milk, butter and honey to give a tastier softer bread that will keep longer.⁠​⁠

4.

Knead the bread for at least ten minutes, this works the gluten and gives a better rise.⁠​⁠

5.

Bread is ready to cook when it has doubled in size, under proved bread will be heavy and over proved bread will collapse and be heavy. Both will be unpleasant. ⁠​⁠