Learn Danish: Hun bager altid brødet fra bunden. - She always bakes the bread from scratch.

The literal translation of fra bunden is "from the bottom." In Danish, this is the standard idiom for "from scratch," meaning you are making something entirely from basic, raw ingredients rather than using pre-made mixes.

Could I use the word forfra instead of fra bunden here?

No, because they have very different meanings. You use fra bunden when making something "from scratch" using raw materials. You use forfra to mean "from the beginning" or "all over again," such as restarting a task because you made a mistake.

Why does the adverb altid come after the verb bager?

Danish main clauses follow the V2 rule, meaning the conjugated verb must be the second element. Since the subject hun is first, the verb bager comes second, pushing the adverb altid to the third position. Remember that in a subordinate clause, this order flips: ... at hun altid bager brødet.

Why is the definite form brødet used here instead of just brød?

Using the definite form brødet refers to "the bread," which implies the specific bread she is known for making or the bread her family eats regularly. If you wanted to state her general habit of bread-making without any specific context, you would use the indefinite form: Hun bager altid brød fra bunden.