So I made bread again. Followed this recipe: https://feastandfarm.com/easy-yeast-rolls/. Obviously I shaped the dough into bread not rolls. Used that recipe because it was one of the top results on Youtube for "how to make bread."
Bread turned out perfectly edible, but I believe I made the following errors. First, my house is way too cold. I haven't got a thermometer in the house but it wouldn't surprise me if the kitchen is 63°F. I saw a tip somewhere that said if you let your oven preheat to 350 for two minutes, then shut it off and put the dough in there it'll rise. This worked, took about two hours for it to not-quite double. I kneaded it, but I don't think I kneaded for long enough, never got to the window pane light dealy. Also kneaded on a floured surface, and might've added a little too much flour in the process. I see King Arthur recommends an oiled surface, I'll try that next time. Shaped it, put it in a 9x5 loaf pan. It never rose over the top of the pan. After an hour (rising in the oven like before) the crown had just reached the lip of the pan. I left it for another hour, and it had collapsed on itself. Maybe I disturbed it too much when I took it out of the oven the first time. Anyway, google has taught me that bread pans ought to be 8.5x4.5 (for the amount of flour I was using) so I am going to buy one of those in the near future.
Regardless it tastes great with a little butter or honey.
Looks dope! Sometimes when my apt is cold I'll boil water in a pan then put it on the floor of my oven and let the yeast proof in there. I usually have to reheat the water once or twice but it helps the dough rise in colder days.