I am so excited to share this recipe with you! My family has been making lefsas for generations and we all love them. These are a traditional Norwegian potato lefsa recipe that is easy and tastes delicious. They go great with some butter, sour cream, or lingonberry jam on top. Enjoy!
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Norwegian potato lefsa is a delicious, traditional dish that pairs well with any meal. This dish is typically served with butter and sugar for breakfast or as an appetizer. Lefsa can be made using flour, water, potatoes, salt, and yeast to create the dough which will then be rolled into thin layers before being cooked in the oven until they are golden brown.
The filling of this recipe includes mashed potatoes mixed in with sour cream and grated cheese. Once they have been baked properly it is time to enjoy your Norwegian Potato Lefsa!
Ingredients
- 18 baking potatoes, scrubbed
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
- Step 1 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. Drain and mash well.
- Step 2 In a large mixing bowl, combine 8 cups mashed potatoes, cream, butter, salt, and sugar. Cover potatoes and refrigerate over night.
- Step 3 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.
- Step 4 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.
- Step 5 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.
