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Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)

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Lefse is a potato-based Norwegian dish that's great as a dessert, as a side, or as a main course with the appropriate filling. It's similar to a crêpe in that you can add many different fillings to create a different dish each time.

Total 02:00
Yield About 40 lefse

Ingredients

  • 8 cups boiled and mashed russet potatoes, still hot
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup cream

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mix mashed potatoes with melted butter.
  2. 2
    If preparing ahead, refrigerate mixture overnight, and take the potatoes out one hour before beginning the rest of the preparation.
  3. 3
    Mix sugar, salt, cream, and potato mixture in a large bowl. Gradually stir in flour.
  4. 4
    Using about 2 tablespoons (or a golf ball-sized chunk) of mix at a time, roll mix into flat, round shapes on a flat, smooth surface. Use flour to keep the mix from sticking to the surface and the rolling pin.
  5. 5
    Place the round lefse on the griddle, cook until browned on bottom. Flip and repeat.
  6. 6
    Add toppings, and serve hot!

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lefse_(Norwegian_Potato_Flatbread)