This is lefsa. The reviewer that stated it isn't, is probably a Swede. The Hardanger region is not the only region that has a tradition of lefsa without potatoes. My grandmothers family came from Suldal in Rogaland near Stavanger. She made a lefsa without potatoes. We called it Stavanger Lefsa. Some people refer to it as West Coast Lefsa. Vestlands Lefsa has a lefsa that comes in a box and you rehydrate the sheets of lefsa that does not contain potatoes.

This recipe is very close to the one our family has used for over 80 years, brought from Norway by both my Grandmothers, who by the way, were not from the Hardanger region. It is the only lefse I have ever known until recently when it seems like everyone else in the world is making their lefse with potatos. Thank you for sharing this recipe. We always cook it in a 400 oven until it begins to brown. Its best if it does not brown, just lightly brown on the bubbly parts. After the sheets are softened we spread butter/cinnamon/sugar mix, add another sheet and cut into diamond shapes. Served as a sweet cookie.

FYI: This is commonly referred to as Nordland's or Hardanger Lefse (as in Hardanger Fjord)... my paternal Grandparents are Norwegian & my grandmother taught me a variation of this recipe many years ago. We enjoy this every Christmas morning as part of our traditional Norwegian Christmas Breakfast which consists of lots of breads, meats, cheeses & spreads. This is not a "traditional" potato lefse as other reviewers stated, but it is indeed a lefse. It is thicker than potato lefse & inteded to be served as more of a flat bread for spread, meat & / or cheese... my favorite is simply a little butter & Norwegian goat cheese (geitost). Also, if you don't have time to stand over the stove you can bake it in the oven... just watch it carefully - very lightly golden is all you need (I occasionally roll these out on a pizza stone for baking). Enjoy!

I have to admit I haven't made this recipe, but it is NOT lefse! Lefse is potatoes, butter, flour, and a little milk and sugar. This just isn't it. No Scandinavian would ever confuse this.

I use to make this all the time, or something very simular, and had gotten the recipe from a Norweigen lady, the only difference was that there was 3 cups of buttermilk, one cup of kayo syrup, and 10 cups flour, no sugar was added

There are no potatoes. How can it be a true lefse recipe without the potatoes?

I have been looking for this recipe for a long time, my mother-in-law lost it over the years.My husband just loved it, said it tasted like his grandmothers, they called it flat bread though. Very simple to make.Although I cooked it at a higher temperature and it turned out fine.