Re: The "After Eight" Roadster
Posted by Ross On 2016/9/16 20:41:45
I am using the Packard heater because I am a cheapskate! I already own it, it works, the blower blows, and I am keeping the car 6 volt. Plus it mates with existing distribution plenum
For the brave with a big mixer, or their own bread bucket, here is the bread recipe I have made approximately 500 times over the last 20+ years. Tom, I can convert this to metric for you if you would like.
Mix together 5 pounds of bread flour with 2.5 pounds of whole wheat flour, 2 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and one tablespoon of dry yeast. Add 1 cup of olive oil and 1/4 to 1/3 cup dark molasses. Add warm water and mix to make a stiff dough, usually about 8 cups. Mix till it forms one ball on the dough hook.
Because of using little yeast and a very long rise time, extended kneading is not necessary. I usually make the dough early in the morning and end up baking the bread when I come in the house for my 4 pm coffee. If it rises too much before you are ready, just punch it down. That will only improve the texture and flavor. Divide into 5 loaves and place in pans. Then heat the oven to 390 F, and place a pan of water in the bottom to make some steam. In the 10 -15 minutes it take the oven to heat the bread will rise a small amount. That is enough. Cut the dough for beauty if you like, and then bake immediately for about 45-48 minutes.
It will be rather dense and chewy, with a wonderful flavor from the molasses.
Finally, took a day off to drive down to the ocean. Stopped in Georgetown Delaware at the site of the old Packard dealer. The building is gone now, but into the eighties they still had a huge black rubber mat at the door with "Packard" set into it in white letters. Wanting to be as inconspicuous as possible on my day off I decided to drive an SUV like EVERYONE else at the beach.
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For the brave with a big mixer, or their own bread bucket, here is the bread recipe I have made approximately 500 times over the last 20+ years. Tom, I can convert this to metric for you if you would like.
Mix together 5 pounds of bread flour with 2.5 pounds of whole wheat flour, 2 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and one tablespoon of dry yeast. Add 1 cup of olive oil and 1/4 to 1/3 cup dark molasses. Add warm water and mix to make a stiff dough, usually about 8 cups. Mix till it forms one ball on the dough hook.
Because of using little yeast and a very long rise time, extended kneading is not necessary. I usually make the dough early in the morning and end up baking the bread when I come in the house for my 4 pm coffee. If it rises too much before you are ready, just punch it down. That will only improve the texture and flavor. Divide into 5 loaves and place in pans. Then heat the oven to 390 F, and place a pan of water in the bottom to make some steam. In the 10 -15 minutes it take the oven to heat the bread will rise a small amount. That is enough. Cut the dough for beauty if you like, and then bake immediately for about 45-48 minutes.
It will be rather dense and chewy, with a wonderful flavor from the molasses.
Finally, took a day off to drive down to the ocean. Stopped in Georgetown Delaware at the site of the old Packard dealer. The building is gone now, but into the eighties they still had a huge black rubber mat at the door with "Packard" set into it in white letters. Wanting to be as inconspicuous as possible on my day off I decided to drive an SUV like EVERYONE else at the beach.
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