First ever bread attempt

First ever bread attempt.
What happened?
It also seemed really dense and super duper moist.

The side after cutting.

Did you forget the baking soda/powder? My gf did that once and had it come out similarly.

>It also seemed really dense and super duper moist.

You just made a Valleygirl.

The recipe didn't call for any
A who what now?

hahahaha FUCK
absolutely torched

You probably didn't let it rise long enough or your kitchen is too cold.

How long did you let the dough rise?

congrats you made bitter pound cake

That recipe would make an incredibly moist, dense loaf even if allowed to prove fully. Following that recipe in a bread machine would make a brick, which is presumably what you got