Crumbly dense not as sweet not as salty

Any whole wheat or white bread i bake does not turn out good. It’s always crumbly, dense, not sweet enough not salty enough when compared to store bought bread.

At this point i am convinced its because store bought bread is using ingredients i just don’t have access to.

https://lovingitvegan.com/easy-no-fail-wholewheat-bread/

I just tried this recipe. Did everything it asked me to but realized that the flour to water ratio is giving me clumps of flour so added a little more water but it turned out terrible.

I had to use a fork to eat the crumbly bread.