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Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)

Name: Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 16 servings
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

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.

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Ingredients

Makes

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

Ingredients for 16 servings (2 kg) · the original recipe

Method

1
Mix mashed potatoes with melted butter.
2
If preparing ahead, refrigerate mixture overnight, and take the potatoes out one hour before beginning the rest of the preparation.
3
Mix sugar, salt, cream, and potato mixture in a large bowl. Gradually stir in flour.
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
Place the round lefse on the griddle, cook until browned on bottom. Flip and repeat.
Stovetop
6
Add toppings, and serve hot!

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