Usually, about a week before Christmas, my family and I will get together and decorate cookies and make lefse. This was my first time ever making lefse. I wasn’t there when my Grandma made the dough for the lefse and it calls for a butt load of potatoes. 7 pounds of potatoes to be exact, and this recipe makes a lot of lefse. 42 servings. This post makes me kind of sad looking at the pictures of my Grandma since she is no longer living. I miss her, especially around this time of year when she would always make this. 🙁
What is Lefse?
Lefse is a traditional Norwegian flatbread made from cooked potatoes. Up in the Midwest, we like to serve the lefse with softened butter. If you want to get really fancy spread the butter on top of the lefse and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. It’s so delicious and makes a good dessert after eating all the turkey on Thanksgiving day.
Best Potatoes for Lefse
Russet potatoes are the best type of potatoes to use for making lefse. Do not overcook them.
What else can I use if don’t have a potato ricer?
If you don’t have a potato ricer try one of these handy kitchen tools.
Food Mill. This is best for light and fluffy mashed potatoes. …Food ProcessorForkHand Masher. Hand Mixer Stand Mixer
Tools needed to make Lefse
Good Grips Stainless Steel Potato Ricer 20 in pastry board and cloth set Lefse Griddle - A flat griddle will also work for this Lefse Rolling Pin - Lefse Making Kit
How to make Lefse (Step by Step)
We all took turns rolling out the dough and then it gets cooked on a big lefse skillet. Lefse is a traditional Norwegian flatbread made with cooked potatoes and it gets cooked on a large flat griddle. If you don’t have a special lefse making griddle any griddle will work just as well.
Instructions
This is the part where you have the dough combined and it’s ready to be cooked on the griddle. Making lefse is very similar to the process of making pancakes or any other type of flatbread.
Form into ball shape with your hands Pick the lefse dough out with these fancy sticks. Sometimes the dough will stick to the board to transfer it to the griddle, that is why a lot of flour is required. This is my grandma below and Uncle Mark above with his awesome ninja skills. Lefse is just like making a pancake. The edges start to bubble when it is ready to flip on a flat griddle. You also use those fancy sticks to flip the lefse on the grill.
How is Lefse Eaten?
Lefse is just like a pancake or flatbread. You can do whatever you like or add whatever you like to it.
Lefse also makes a good wrap or burrito for any Thanksgiving leftovers. This is the final product. Transfer it to some parchment paper and let it cool off. Usually, we like lefse with lots of butter and sugar. Some people like to stuff leftovers from Thanksgiving inside and fold it up like a burrito. Those people are weird. J/k. 🙂
Can I freeze lefse?
To freeze the lefse, lay out flat on top of parchment or wax paper in layers. Store in freezer bags large enough to store the lefse. The lefse lasts up to 3 months in the freezer. Wrapping the bags in foil can also help prevent freezer burn flavor. When you are ready to use the frozen lefse, thaw in fridge.
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