Can you help me diagnose my cheese bread?

[pastameshugana]

This morning I saw some fresh roasted green chilies in our refrigerator, and thought I would make some cheddar & green cheese bread.

 

I used a pretty basic recipe for the bread from Secrets of Jewish Baker, essentially the basic milk bread. Added some shredded sharp cheddar to the dough during the mix.

 

Rolled the dough flat and added chopped and (mostly) dried green chillies, more cheddar, and rolled it jelly roll style into my loaf pans.

 

The flavor is great, texture is close. Definitely in the ballpark of what I wanted to achieve (although I'm wishing for more chile flavor next time - I think I'll double the chillies and also add some 'chile water' to the dough).

 

However, as you can see in the picture, I got a big cavity in my rolls. I suspect I just needed to roll tighter, but is there some other issue that would be causing this?

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by pastameshugana
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[heidih]

I used to make and sell a cheese bread as a teen but the cheese was "processed". The recipe is in a cookbook in storage so sorry no help on that. Cheese varies a lot. Eons ago but think mine was chunked up.

[kayb]

It's been my experience that dough with cheese kneaded into it doesn't rise as high as that without. But the pic looks like it needed a tighter roll.

[Kerry Beal]

Reminding me of the discussion around the modernist cinnamon raisin bread - tunnels. There was talk of ATK  making a braid and cutting it in half - here.

[southernsmoker]

Not rolled tight enough.

[pastameshugana]

1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

Reminding me of the discussion around the modernist cinnamon raisin bread - tunnels. There was talk of ATK  making a braid and cutting it in half - here.

 

Kerry thank you - some really sound advice over there!

 

Now my next attempt (by wife's request) is going to be a fig/brie roll.

[heidih]

This is the book I mentioned. Mine is still buried so, somewhere in the mess. A fun book for country fair nostalgia   https://www.biblio.com/book/blue-ribbon-recipes-cookbook-collectors-library/

Edited August 11, 2020 by heidih (log)

[pastameshugana]

On 8/11/2020 at 5:24 PM, heidih said:

This is the book I mentioned. Mine is still buried so, somewhere in the mess. A fun book for country fair nostalgia   https://www.biblio.com/book/blue-ribbon-recipes-cookbook-collectors-library/

 

 

That looks like a fun book! Searching for it took me down a rabbit-hole of 'county fair' recipe books.

[heidih]

4 minutes ago, pastameshugana said:

 

That looks like a fun book! Searching for it took me down a rabbit-hole of 'county fair' recipe books.

 

My son as a teen kept it on his bookshelf along with the re-print of Housekeeping in Old Virginia. He just thought it was all interesting and the writing style amused him. He is a writer, not a cook.  https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/housekeeping-in-old-virginia--containing-contributions-from-two-hundred-and-fifty-of-virginias-noted-housewives-distinguished-for-their-skill-in--art-and-other-branches-of-domestic-economy/8712402/