Norwegian Potato Lefsa

Name: Norwegian Potato Lefsa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 18 baking potatoes, scrubbed; 114 grams butter; 500 grams all-purpose flour; 119 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 Tbsp salt; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Norwegian Potato Lefsan is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 764 calories, 17g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Several people really liked this Scandinavian dish. A mixture of heavy whipping cream, butter, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Norwegian Potato Klub, Norwegian Cookies, and Norwegian Coleslaw.

Instructions

Peel potatoes and place them in a large pot with a large amount of water. Bring water to a boil, and let the potatoes boil until soft.

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Potato

Water

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Drain and mash well.

In a large mixing bowl, combine 8 cups mashed potatoes, cream, butter, salt, and sugar. Cover potatoes and refrigerate over night.

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Potato

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Salt

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Mix flour into the mashed potatoes and roll the mixture into balls about the size of tennis balls, or smaller depending on preference. Keep balls of dough on plate in the refrigerator.

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Potato

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Taking one ball out of the refrigerator at a time, roll dough balls out on a floured board. To keep the dough from sticking while rolling it out, it helps to have a rolling pin with a cotton rolling pin covers.

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Roll

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Fry the lefsa in a grill or in an iron skillet at very high heat. If lefsa brown too much, turn the heat down. After cooking each piece of lefsa place on a dishtowel. Fold towel over lefsa to keep warm. Stack lefsa on top of each other and keep covered to keep from drying out.

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