How to make LEFSE, the amazing Norwegian comfort food

[akwildernes]

I remember 40 or more years ago assisting in the process....and after watching your video, I believe I might just be making some soon....thank you for posting your recipe...that with the video....you make it look easier than I anticipate my first try to be...but I just keep thinking of lefse/butter and brown sugar...nummmy

[SterlingUndem]

I have made 'lefsa' for years. Just watching you, I see you know way more than me. In Norway what you are making is called 'potato cake' but the Norwegian word for cake can not be used in non profane English, so it is called lefsa which is similar looking but no potatoes, and milk is used. My 'lefsa' usually turns out a little too hard and dry and is very different from the real thing you undoubtedly make.

[dvdfrnzwbr]

Looks like tortillas.

[synnerlig]

Kan inte du visa hur man gör krinalefse? :)

[scullyy]

@MrNaryal And of course, lefse.

[scullyy]

@MrNaryal hehehehhe. heh.. what?

[soozll]

Excellent video and perfect recipe. My MIL taught me how to make lefse and her recipe is like yours, no cream! The object is to get the moisture out of the potatos, which she INSISTED had to be russets from Idaho..only Idaho! She was right, I tried others and they didn't work as well. She didn't use the groved rolling pin, said it didn't matter with the pin cover, but I imagine it holds the cover better. I just use a linen dish towel and a pad under it to roll the dough. It works! Thanks!

[AvenueEmpire]

I loooove LEFSE!

[chazfensk]

This is that same song my great grandmother used to listen to when she made lefse!

[coverland69]

By the way you have a great butt

[OPHBuffett]

BLS and Lefse making! Oh yeah.. Next Saturday I'll be pumping this through the stereo system ......

The hole in the ground is coming round soon!

[mia67n]

it's a Kitchen-Aid Food Grinder. Lots of them new on eBay for about $30. Good luck!

[dextersmom100]

@mia67n Thanks! My sister and I tried making lefse yesterday and it was a disaster! Dough was too wet. Then we found your video and you became our hero! Trying again next weekend with your recipe.

[carolynsuetoo]

@mia67n

My husband's family calls Lefse the well known Potatoe Cakes. I found your video last year after a disappointinng attempt to recreate what my mother-in-law does so well, Potatoe cakes (lefse). This is a family favorite. Your video was an awesome educational tool for me. This years was much better, however I reviewed your video and instruction after I overcooked the potatoes. Better than ever and better this Christmas, I am sure. Thanks!

[dextersmom100]

Where did you buy the food mill? Cannot find one like yours!

[physchohead24]

Love this song!

[kristibrown66]

@physchohead24

do you know who it is?



[physchohead24]

@kristibrown66 Yes, its black label society

[witchman1]

Hot mama!

[audreyxxx2003]

wow! You are so good!

[doutzen177]

Du er flink te å lage lefse - og så er du kul på håret :D Du ser ut som ei jente som driver med ekstremsport, vedsiden av å lage lefser...hehe, stemmer det?? :)

Ha en fin natt :)

[zammystavez]

My grandma is norwegian, i remeber eating this at thanksgiving and christmas and what not so now i wana make some for myself!

[RollingAlaskans]

Thank you for the demonstration. We've been making lefse for years but utilizing the pinching method for the lumps and just having a massive pile of flour mess on the counter top. I have since purchased a potato ricer. cloth covered pastry board and cloth covers for my rollers. YAY! Plus I am now a fan of Black Label Society! YouTube, who would have thought?

[TalksWithDirt]

That music is bladder busting funny. Man, you have that kitchen run like a tight ship.

[mobytheminnow]

OOOOoooooOooo A woman that can cook and likes rock that I can understand the words to! Will you marry me Mia :) Going to download this one it rocks ;)

[triciaevenson]

Thanks for making this video. My son and I attempted to make some lefse and it was a complete disaster! Watching this video, I now know why. You are a master and I am totally intimidated to ever try it again.

[spatula6]

Fantastic! Now I just have to get brave enough to try it.

[tERtasdf]

omg christmass lefse is fucking beast!!

[zendegy]

thank the gods of bread for you!! i found recipes, but did not have a clue how it was done till i saw your video. tomorrow, i will try it myself!!

thanks again!!

[mia67n]

ya sure, i'd love to know more recipes....post it here so others can see it!

thanks for the appreciation..... :)

[katlady1019]

Thanks SO much for your fun video and great instructions. As a sat in my kitchen last night watching my potatoes "warm" for 30 minutes I wondered if I was losing my mind but as this was my first attempt at Lefse I hoped that your expert advice would help produce great lefse. Well - the finished product was great - this in spite of not having ANY Lefse making equipment! THANK YOU!!!

[SylikonNV]

Thanks, Mia. We made tamales today with a friend, just a couple days after we received our annual holiday shipment of lefse from Minnesota friends. The conversation drifted, as it does when you're together four ours, and we shared with her some of our "potato tortillas." So, of course, the question: "how do you make them?"

You answered it with flair.

@louisamrojas - what you call "horn salt," Wikipedia calls "bakers' ammonia." I'd love to see a video of coffe lefse - sounds delicious!

Skol!

[fuckthagovt]

i love my norwegian roots if it wasnt for morway we wouldnt have the most delicious food lefsa i love it !!!!

[stitchbee]

I hope I haven't posted twice. My first post got zapped. I wanted to tell you that your process yields the most PERFECT lefse I've ever had. I am the new official lefse maker for my family and they are just raving over what I sent everyone for Thanksgiving. Thank you so much for all the effort it took to share this research, knowledge and experience with us. Wow. What a wonderful thing you've done for all us lefse lovers. THANKS A MILLION!

[louisamrojas]

hello mia,the right name of coffe lefse is Harding Lefse, but those people live in the west they called it coffe lefse because these lefse is perfect with a cup of coffe after meal(dinner)

hjorte salt or horn salt is the same as baking soda but horn salt have a very strong smell..we using horn salt for waffle and christmas cookies etc. horn salt have no translation in english...

[dianemaecamerer]

Cute video.. making lefse this saturday!!!!

[38harpstrings]

Thanks for an entertaining and education video. My mother-in-law taught me how to make lefse, and I'll be passing the knowledge on to my daughter, though I have to admit, I've only made flatbread so far! Your video gives me more confidence to tackle the lefse.

[louisamrojas]

what kind of lefse you making...I am a lefse maker I made lefse 4 days ago..but I never using potatoes.. for me the best lefse I tasted is coffe lefse or harding lefse it is very thin and soft..and so delicious...try this harding lefse if you enteresting I will give you the recipe

[MrRooksturr]

This song is perfect for the toil and sweat that making lefse requires!!!

[fd9w4dncm]

Haha, dette er rått da! :D

Cool stuff, American. :)

[LeiaBerry77]

Love the video... and the music. My grandmother used to make this all the time. I don't think she would've picked the same soundtrack, but I sure would! :)

[Ironcrowned]

This is almost exactly how I make lefse. Great guide and written procedure.

[mahdeealoo]

Thank you for posting. We used to get home-made lefse from a woman in Southern Wisconsin back in the early 50's. I have never had any better. I just have to try to make your recipe. I made it years ago, but my family didn't go for it. So now they are all grown and gone...it's lefse time!

[treering]

Wow - that was entirely captivating! I loved the combination of skilled cooking along with pleasant music. Damn - makes me miss my kitchen days! Anyway, I think I want to try making lefse.

[gail0404]

Thank you for answering, I am a beginner

[gail0404]

Thank you this video is the answer to my all my questions.  What did you do to the stick? It looked like you were sharpening it????

[mia67n]

I was scraping the dried-on flour off. Read my recipe for the details...

[laffe222]

yummy-......- *drewl*

im norwegian and i love those LEFSES XDD

lefser er digg!

[wrdayjr]

Nice video and recipe. I've never consumed lefse but my mouth is watering. At the end of the recipe you said to store them in the fridge. How do you store them? In the linen in a zipper bag? How do you prepare them out of the fridge? Microwave? Thanks for the vid and recipe!

[mia67n]

When the sheets are completely cooled, fold them in half, then in half again, so that each resembles a rounded triangle. Do this with the spot side facing down, so that the spots are visible after they are folded. Now its safe to bag them in ziplocks and store in the fridge. They freeze very well. And yes, they can be nuked and spread with butter, etc. Work well with turkey too. Also good straight out of the fridge.

[sid8680]

need bacon and 151 bacardi mixed with Jack daniels

[RawUmbers1]

Making lefse is really a 2 person job. You got to keep an eye on the grill (a Bethany grill that has been in the family for years) so it doesn't get burned. Grilling while rolling by yourself would be heroic. I say this as a Norwegian descendant who needed his German/Swiss/Scottish wife to bring the tradition into the current generation. Otherwise, it would have died out in our family years ago, but is now an annual tradition. Also, making krumkake the same day. Yum!

[mia67n]

Actually I prefer doing it solo. It's not any faster with two - really the other guy just gets in the way and tries to steal the lefse. Just a few days ago I cooked off about 100 lefse by myself in less than four hours. My first time ever without a single "mistake" lefse! My husband kept peeping for a "mistake"....

[jeffgm01]

Excellent video (dig the song - who is it?). My wife told me about the now lost family tradition of lefse making over the holidays. We are trying to resurrect this and the video (and recipe) will definitely help!

Side note to sean9113 - grow up, put the computer down and head outside.

[mia67n]

that's Zakk Wylde's band, Black Label Society. Zakk was Ozzy's guitarist, he also sings for BLS

thanks for the note!

[jeeves251]

great video. You are invited over to my house for christmas!

[zurcherart]

Mia, thank you! My grandmother lived far away and my mom said lefse was hard to make (she admits now that she just didn't want to). Grandma mailed us lefse, but I never saw her make it.

I tried to make lefse for the first time last year, but you're right if you've never seen it it's really not easy. (It was almost a disaster. At one point their were flames.) You've got the best video out there, and this year I'm whipping up lefse already almost like a pro. Thanks to you.

[avroe1]

I admire how everything goes like a controlled dance. None of your movements are wasted. And your lefse looks perfect!

[Longfellow10]

Thank you for the recipe and vid.....like Grandma only with good music....

[jll2k1us]

Your dedication is very cool :D (and your hair).

[sean9113]

Wait wtf, Is this a guy or a girl??? Looks like a girls face but i don't c any boobs...

[tobzo]

uff da, lefse av poteter:P

[Deathboy2k]

å gud for en rar takke hun bruker... Og lefse av poteter :P

[NeuroticDummy]

From scratch, impressive!

[goldpower1]

uf da???

[ThSkBj]

I guess that in the states "uff da" doesn't mean "oh, that's not good..."

[butteheads]

dis lady really knows her lefse! uf da

[arborjohnson]

WOW, great video!