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Norwegian Potato Flat Bread Or Lefse Recipe


Norwegian Potato Flat Bread Or Lefse Recipe
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Norwegian Lefse is a yummy treat, also called Norwegian Manna.

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Ingredients
  • 2-1/2 pounds of baking potatoes
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1-1/2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups flour
  • Soft butter and sugar for serving

Directions
  1. Peel and boil potatoes. Drain and cool.
  2. Put potatoes through a ricer or mash.
  3. Beat in butter, cream, sugar and salt.
  4. Refrigerate uncovered.
  5. The next day add flour.
  6. Stir well.
  7. Divide into 20 pieces.
  8. Heat grill or pan.
  9. On a floured surface roll out the balls into circles as thin as possible. (Women often used wooden sticks from a window shade to transfer the lefse to the griddle.)
  10. Cook on each side of the ungreased pan.
  11. Stack between towels.
  12. After they are cool. stack them together, fold in half and place in a large plastic bag.
  13. As needed, butter and sugar a circle.
  14. Fold in half and butter and sugar again.
  15. Fold once again and cut the quarter in half.
  16. Some people butter, sugar and then roll their lefse.

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Sure sounds good! Have to try them!


Lor, I was showing this one to my dad, gee I don't pronounce any of them right...haha


Oh the best, yaaaaa! Thanks


Ilike potatoe bread and pancakes.This will be something alittle diffent.THANKS:)


This is a family tradition for my family at Christmas time. It is time I learned how to make it. But where can I get a Krumkake or Lefsa pan? Any ideas?


Lefse (lef-sa)


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