LEFSE RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine potato flakes and salt in a mixing bowl, set aside.
• Put the 1/4 cup of butter in a 1-cup measuring cup and add enough water to make a full 1-cup measure. Put this into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add this to the bowl with potato flakes, mix well with a fork. Add milk and mix well. Refrigerate until mix is completely chilled. Do not let the surface get dry.
• When dough is chilled, work in flour with your hands. Form into balls that are a little larger than a golf ball. Place in a container lined with a towel. refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, roll out the dough very thin on a cloth covered pastry board dusted with flour. Bake on the Heritage Grill (Lefse Griddle... or any large stove top griddle) that has been preheated to 500 degrees. This recipe makes approximately 12 lefse.
• *** Use a grooved lefse rolling pin to make the lefse. Roll it out very thin. Cook the lefse until bubbles appear, and when you check the underside... the bubble areas are golden brown or a bit darker. Then flip over and wait for the bubbles again.
• Cool and wrap in plastic wrap to keep fresh. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• Place dry ingredients into 3 quart bowl.
• In a saucepan, bring to boil water, milk, Half & Half, and margarine.
• Stir liquid into bowl of potato mixture until smooth.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Lefse dough:.
• Work together with hands until flour has been absorbed. If sticky, add more flour. Place about 1 cup of dough on floured board and roll as thin as possible.
• Cut with 4-inch cookie cutter or 1 pound coffee can.
• Bake on hot griddle until light brown blisters appear; turn to complete baking. (Electric skillet or pancake griddle set at 400 degrees F.).
• Repeat process until all of potato mixture is used. Yield: 100 (3-inch) pieces.