RE: My First Trial Making Whole Wheat Bread, But..

I've experienced this before, when the final loaf is harder and the hard texture is very annoying. But then again, baking at the wrong temperature also causes that hardness to happen to me. Another one is when the dough is made, it should also have a slightly mushy texture and be a bit sticky in the hand.

I also read you rest the dough for 3 hours, maybe that's too long, I usually only do it for 1 hour. Ahh it's funny to guess but in my experience learning to make bread that's what happened. Try again I'm sure you will succeed!