How to Make Norwegian Lefse

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By Adrie
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Make Norwegian Lefse

Lefse is a family tradition in my house. My mother taught me how to make it, her mother taught her, and so forth. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made out of potato, milk or cream and flour, and cooked on a griddle. Special tools are available for lefse baking, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves. I recommend the Lefse grill that I purchased as the baking temperature is perfect. However it can be made on a stovetop griddle. Enjoy!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

3 cups potato flakes (instant mashed potatoes)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup (approx.) cup of water
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
Lefse stick of spatula
Griddle or Lefse Grill

Step 1

Combine Potato Flakes and salt in mixing bowl.

Place 1/4 cup butter in a 1 cup measuring cup and add enough water to make 1-cup measurement.

Transfer to sauce pan and bring to boil. Add this to dry mixture and mix well with fork. Add milk and mix well.

Refrigerate until mix is completely chilled. (Do not let surface dry out.)
Step 2

When dough is chilled, work in flour with your hands.

Form into balls a little larger than golf ball size and place in container lined with a towel.

Refrigerate overnight.
Step 3

Roll out very thin and bake on Lefse grill heated to 500 F. or stove top griddle on medium-high heat.

Cook Each side 1-1 1/2 minutes depending on the thickness. Flipping when the Lefse starts to bubble on one side.

Tips & Warnings

Recipe makes 12 lefse and maybe doubled.
I recommend a lefse stick for turning the lefse although a spatula may be used also.
Keep rolling surface VERY WELL floured
Lefse may be cooked on a griddle but I do recommend the Bethany Heritage Grill for perfectly
Watch cooking Lefse carefully as it doesn't take long to cook.

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