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Lefse (Norwegian potato flatbread)

A thin Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes, butter and cream, cooked on a slightly domed, supple griddle. It's often rolled up with butter and sugar, or with brown cheese, and is mainly served during the Christmas holidays.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

541 kcal per serving

Protein
9.6 g
Carbohydrates
55.1 g
of which sugars
10 g
Fat
29.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cook the peeled potatoes in salted boiling water for 20 minutes, until very tender. Drain them and mash finely with a potato ricer.
  2. Mix the soft butter, cream, milk, sugar and salt into the still-warm mash, then let it cool completely in the fridge for 2 hours.
  3. Add the flour and mix until you have a soft, smooth dough. Divide it into 12 balls the size of a walnut.
  4. On a floured work surface, flatten each ball and roll it out with a lefse rolling pin or, failing that, a regular rolling pin, until you have a very thin disc about 25 cm across.
  5. Heat a flat pan or crêpe griddle over medium heat. Cook each lefse for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, until lightly speckled with brown.
  6. Stack the cooked lefse under a tea towel to keep them soft. Spread them with butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, then roll them up before serving.

Variations and tips

Savoury version. Replace the sugar and cinnamon with butter and slices of brown cheese, or smoked salmon.

Using what you have. A thin crêpe or a wheat tortilla can stand in for lefse if you don't have a suitable rolling pin.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.