How to make LEFSE, the amazing Norwegian comfort food

The hardest thing I know of to make when you don't know how to do it right. Learn from my 25 years of trial and error...read my 5 page recipe for lefse (yes, that's right, FIVE PAGES) at http://www.butteheads.com

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[mia67n]

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

[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...

[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.

[LittleGamer95]

@synnerlig Smaker godt :D

[synnerlig]

@LittleGamer95 Krinalefse är väl inte svenskt? Jag tror att det är socker, kanel och smör emellan :)

[LittleGamer95]

@synnerlig Svensk Lefse?? :D 

[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!