Hungry Jack Lefse Recipes

HUNGRY JACK LEFSE

Steps:

• Heat an electric lefse griddle(which we have) or electric skillet to highest temperature(DH has made this on the stove on a regular griddel)/.
• DO NOT GREASE GRIDDLE OR SKILLET.
• Measure potato flakes in large bowl.
• In a small saucepan, heat water, salt and margarine to rolling boil.
• Remove from heat, add milk.
• Add liquid to potato flakes and stirr until flakes are moistened)mixture is crumbly).
• Gradually add flour in small amounts to potato mixture.
• Work with hands until a soft dough of rolling consistency forms, AVOID USING TOO MUCH FLOUR.
• Form dough into a roll 10 inches long and 2 inches in diameter.
• Cut roll into 1/2 inch slices.
• Cover dough with plastic wrap while rolling out each lefse.
• On a well floured board or pastry cloth roll out each sli8ce of dough until paper thin.
• transfer lefse to heated griddle using a lefse stick or spatula.
• Bake about 1 minute or until brown spots appear on bottom surface.
• turn and bake other side 30-45 seconds.
• Place lefse between cloth dish towels to prevent drying out.
• repeat with remaining slices.
• cool completely.
• To serve spread with butter and fold in quarters.
• DH spreads his with butter, sprinkles with sugar and rolls them in saran wrap.

LEFSE (USING HUNGRY JACK POTATOES)

Steps:

• Combine potato flakes and salt in a mixing bowl, set aside.
• Put the 1/4 cup of butter in a 1-cup measuring cup and add enough water to make a full 1-cup measure. Put this into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add this to the bowl with potato flakes, mix well with a fork. Add milk and mix well. Refrigerate until mix is completely chilled. Do not let the surface get dry.
• When dough is chilled, work in flour with your hands. Form into balls that are a little larger than a golf ball. Place in a container lined with a towel. refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, roll out the dough very thin on a cloth covered pastry board dusted with flour. Bake on the Heritage Grill (Lefse Griddle... or any large stove top griddle) that has been preheated to 500 degrees. This recipe makes approximately 12 lefse.
• *** Use a grooved lefse rolling pin to make the lefse. Roll it out very thin. Cook the lefse until bubbles appear, and when you check the underside... the bubble areas are golden brown or a bit darker. Then flip over and wait for the bubbles again.
• Cool and wrap in plastic wrap to keep fresh. Refrigerate.

LEFSE

Steps:

• Peel and Cook potatoes in boiling water till done; mash with a potato masher or electric mixer, till smooth.
• Measure out two cups of the mashed potato and set whatever you have left over aside (we will only be using 2 cups of potato for this recipe, you can season the left over mashed potato and have it for dinner! ).
• Combine mashed potatoes, milk, salt, sugar, and butter to it, then then mash together again until it's all blended.
• Put your finished mashed potatoes into a sealed container and chill in the fridge till cold (about 2 hours); The mashed potatoes must be cold and then will be slightly stiff.
• Measure out your 1 1/2 cups flour; add 1/2 cup of that flour to the mashed potatoes and stir to try to incorporate.
• Again, from that 2 cups, sprinkle flour on a flat surface to keep the lefse dough from sticking to the counter; Put the chunk of mashed, floured potatoes down into the middle of the floured area; Knead it for about ten minutes, gradually incorporating another half cup of flour; After it has a whole cup of flour in it, it will feel much doughier and nothing like mashed potatoes anymore.
• Seperate dough into 8 equal pieces, and roll each piece into a ball.
• Spread more flour out onto your surface - the best way to avoid sticking is to flip the dough over every time you take a roll on the rolling pin, sprinkle a little more flour under it, and then roll the other side.
• Always keep your rolling pin well floured, too; You want really thin pieces here, absolutely no thicker than your average flour tortilla, otherwise they won't cook all the way through and will taste a little doughy - They should work out to be about nine inches diameter.
• Once you have all eight pieces rolled out, heat up your frying pan or griddle and grease it slightly only if it isn't non-stick; Flip one of the uncooked lefse into the pan and quickly unfold any creases that might have happened with the spatula; only turn lefse once, and do it when you see air bubbles forming under the lefse.
• It won't need to cook for as long on the other side, but bubbles will form again (harder to see this time, careful not to leave it on too long and burn it!) you can just pick it up with the spatula and check underneath.
• Serve warm sprinkled with icing sugar and cinnamon or with some jam.