How to Make Flour Lefse

Lefse is a customary Norwegian flat bread. Three types have evolved from different geographic regions and different uses for the bread. This recipe is for a thin dessert Lefse called Tynnlefse. The other two lefse are Tynnlefse a thicker bread and Potelefse a thin potato lefse.

Ingredients

  • 1 quart water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup lard
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 7 cups flour

Steps

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    Bring water, butter, and lard to a boil.
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    Add 1/2 cup of cream, salt, and sugar.
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    Put 7 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.
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    Make a well in the flour in the center of the bowl (a hole that does not go all the way to the bottom of the bowl).
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    Pour the hot liquid into the well.
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    Mix well.
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    Let stand until cool, or refrigerate overnight.
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    Make dough into ping-pong sized balls.
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    Roll flat and thin (to the thickness of a quarter.)
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    Bake on griddle until golden browned.
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    Flip and bake the other side.
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    Place lefse between tea-towels to cool, cover with plastic wrap to maintain moisture.
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    Do not stack lefse until it has cooled.

Things You'll Need

  • Stove top range or electric griddle
  • Pot for boiling
  • Large/wide flat frying pan
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • Rolling pin or a special lefse rolling pin
  • Long spatula or lefse stick for flipping the bread
  • Tea-towels
  • Plastic wrap

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Updated: September 16, 2021
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Categories: Breads