NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Ingredients
3 large baking potatoes
2 Tbsp. butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 cup flour, more as needed
Recipe
Step 1
Boil the potatoes without peeling, peel and mash them while still warm and put through a ricer. To get the lumps out, you might have to put them through ricer more than once.
Step 2
Add the remaining ingredients, mix well, cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
Step 3
Mix in 1/2 cup flour.
Step 4
Divide into 15-16 balls if you want dinner-plate size.
Step 5
Using a grooved rolling pin with sock, (sock optional), and pastry canvas, roll each ball out as thin as possible.
Step 6
Use flour as needed (but not too much), and keep balance of dough in the refrigerator.
Step 7
Bake each lefse on medium to hot griddle, turning until both sides are flecked with brown. Do not overbake.
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