Norwegian-American Lefse - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    10 lb. Russet potatoes
    1/4 lb. butter
    1/4 lb. butter flavor Crisco
    1/2 lb. lard
    2 Tbsp. salt
    2 Tbsp. sugar
    1 1/4 c. flour
Preparation
    Night Before:
    Peel, salt and boil potatoes until done.
    Drain and mash well.
    Add butter, Crisco, sugar, salt and lard; whip up until smooth.
    Spread on 2 cookie sheets to cool.
    Put in large bowl and store, uncovered, overnight at room temperature.
    Mix 4 cups cooled mashed potato mixture with 1 1/4 cups flour or less in a bowl.
    Spread flour on your tabletop; knead the potatoes until the flour has been used to make a soft dough.
    Roll dough into a large roll; cut in half.
    Place 1/2 in a covered Tupperware bowl. Cut the other half into small pieces, about 1/2 cup size.

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