Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)

Name: Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)
Total time: 120 min
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.

120 min

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

Steps

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

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Adapted from “Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.