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A blue and white plate topped with folded lefse, a dish of butter and a bowl of sugar next to a cup of coffee on a saucer

Lefse

This recipe was generously shared by Deb Simon of the historic Trondhjem church and it's her sister, Barb's, famous lefse recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Servings: 42 lefse

Ingredients

  • 8 lbs russet potatoes
  • 10 Tbsp butter
  • 4 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp salt
  • 2 cups flour

Instructions

  • Peel, boil and rice your potatoes.
  • Mix and cool 10 cups riced potatoes, butter, sugar, and salt.
  • Add two cups of flour to the mixture and continue to cool.
  • Roll into scant 1/4 cup size balls, then roll each ball thin and fry.