Tuesday :: 06 January 2009 :: 12:23 AM
353 days to Christmas!
Recipe My Favorite Lefse
This is my favorite: Lefse - from the Old Country. My Grandma would make this a couple times a year. At Thanksgiving and Christmas, she made a lot of it and there was plenty to go around for our large extended family. I did not get this recipe from her, as she passed away before I thought of it. However, after much research and trials, this is the recipe that tastes the closest to what I remember hers to be. Hope you enjoy it.
10 cups mashed potatoes (7 large potatoes)
(6 qt Dutch oven approx 11 cups)
1 cube butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 cup flour
makes 30-32 lefse
Boil the potatoes without peeling. Turn to med-low and continue boiling until soft all through. While still warm, peel, mash and put through ricer. Mix in butter (while still warm) and then add cream and salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight (8 hours).
After chilled, knead in sugar and flour. Usually best kneaded by hand.
Roll and cut into 30-32 balls. Using rolling pin, roll each ball on a clean, flour-dusted counter, dusting as needed with flour. Keep remaining portions of batter in refrigerator while baking.
Bake on ungreased griddle, at 400 degrees, until brown (approx 2 min). Turn over and bake other side until brown. Do not overbake.
Stack lefse between towels to cool.
Store in refrigerator.
Serve with butter and brown sugar!
Random Humor: The Difference Between California And Texas
An airplane was captured by terrorists. When they checked out the passengers they found that only three Americans were on the flight, a West Virginian, a Californian and a Texan.
The hijackers said, "We are known as the bravest and most compassionate of all terrorists, so before we tie your hands behind your back and shoot you in the head, we are going to grant you one last request."
The West Virginian says, "I always wondered if I could drink all those little bottles of booze on that cart the stewardess wheels around."
The Terrorist told him to he would be allowed to try.
The hijackers next asked the Californian if he had a last request.
The Californian replied, "Before you kill me I want all of us to share in this death experience together. I will tell everyone my life story. Share my hopes, fears and dreams and reflect on all I would have done if my life was not so tragically ended. We will all be able to then share as one in the experience of my death.
The hijackers said he could.
Finally they asked the Texan for his last request. He instantly responded, "SHOOT ME BEFORE HE TELLS HIS STORY"