Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. It is made with potatoes, flour, butter, and milk or cream. It is cooked on a large, flat griddle. Special tools are used to prepare lefse, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves.
Ingredients
- 10 lbs potatoes peeled
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar white
- 2 1/2 cups flour- all purpose
Servings: Lefse
Instructions
- Cover potatoes with water and cook until tender. Run hot potatoes through a potato ricer. Place into a large bowl. Beat butter, cream, salt, and sugar into the hot riced potatoes. Let cool to room temperature.
- Stir flour into the potato mixture. Pull off pieces of the dough and form into walnut size balls. Lightly flour a pastry cloth and roll out lefse balls to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Cook on a hot (400 degree F/200 C) WASS 16" Digital Grill until bubbles form and each side has browned. Place on a damp towel to cool slightly and then cover with damp towel until ready to serve.
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