Leona's Lefse Recipe
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Leona's Lefse

By: Tor  
"In my family, lefse is religion. We have made these lefse for generations, and I have never met their match! Every batch is a little different owing to moisture variations, so feel free to experiment with the amount of flour. Serve with either butter and jam, or meat and cheese."

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Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
3 Min
Ready In:
8 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 to 7 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 7 Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Place the unpeeled potatoes in cold water and bring to a boil. When potatoes are almost soft, drain water and allow potatoes to cool. Make sure the potatoes do not get too soft, or they will be too wet and the lefse will be hard. Peel and mash the potatoes. Measure out 4 cups; set aside and allow to cool.
  2. Preheat your cast iron or electric skillet to a medium setting. Stir the butter and sugar into 4 cups mashed potatoes. Add about one cup of flour and mix it into the potatoes. The amount of flour needs to be varied a little according to how moist the mashed potatoes are, the less flour you use the better, but you don't want the mixture to be sticky.
  3. Flour your pastry board and rolling pin. Make a ball of lefse dough about the size of a small apple and roll it out into a very thin circle. It should be as thin as a crepe, and will tear easily unless you are very careful.
  4. Heat a skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Lightly brown the lefse on both sides on your skillet, from 1 to 3 minutes per side. Roll up and serve with the filling of your choice.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 142 | Total Fat: 6.8g | Cholesterol: 17mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2003 by LADENISALOSER 
Since I, myself are Norwegian I loved it!!! My kids ate them all up in less than 5 minutes... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2006 by D Hamilton 
This is a great recipe for lefse. I am very Scandinavian, Erickson's and Millers are the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2008 by Kym Salow 
Tasted great and much quicker than my recipe, but I believe I'll stick with our Family recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2006 by MAWARNE 
Well.. this is something new to me and my family. It looks like naan bread ( we eat a lot of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2009 by TxVee 
I love this easy recipe - and doesn't make a zillion like my Norwegian grandmother's recipe!... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 29, 2007 by RAZZMATAZZ 
I liked this a lot, but don't know if it is worth the extra effort (compared to regular... MORE

 
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