Potato Flatbread Kartofluflatbrauth Recipes

NORWEGIAN POTATO FLATBREAD (LEFSE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line an oven-safe skillet or baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Poke the potato skin all over with a knife and place on the prepared pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until very tender and easily pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. Let sit until cool enough to handle but still very warm.
• Scoop potato flesh out into a bowl. Mash smooth with the back of a spatula until there are no lumps left. You can also use a potato ricer. Add the butter and mix until it disappears. Add the salt, sugar, and cream; mix until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
• Mix in flour in several additions until the dough is able to be kneaded by hand. Add enough flour to form a soft, but not too sticky, dough. You need to be able to roll it out fairly thin without it falling apart.
• Wrap dough with plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Divide dough into 8 portions. Dust each with flour and roll out onto a well-floured kitchen towel to 1/8-inch thick, or thinner.
• Heat a very lightly buttered nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Cook the lefse in the hot pan, poking the surface lightly with a fork, until golden brown blisters form, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Stack on a plate as they're cooked and keep covered with a towel. Serve warm.

POTATO FLATBREAD (KARTOFLUFLATBRAUTH)

Steps:

• Peel and mash potatoes.
• When cool, knead rye flour into them.
• How much rye flour you have to add depends on how soft the potatoes are, but knead until the dough does not stick to your hands.
• With your hands make round balls, about the size of a tennis ball, flatten with a rolling pin until fairly thin, and prick with a fork. Bake on both sides on a hot cast-iron pan, using low flame.
• Pile up and cover with a damp cloth to keep soft.
• Serve warm or cold with butter and cheese and cold cuts.

SHORTCUT POTATO HERB FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Divide the dough into 3 pieces. Stretch the dough thinly, pressing the edges into the counter so it doesn't spring back. Let it rest a few minutes, then transfer each piece to the prepared baking sheet.
• Using a mandoline or slicer, slice the potatoes and shallot 1/16-inch thick. Spread a bit of the sliced shallot over each crust, then top with a single overlapping layer of potatoes.
• Sprinkle with the rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil and bake until the crust is crisp and deep brown, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

LEFSE (POTATO FLATBREAD)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook the potatoes in water till tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Press the potatoes through a potato ricer or grater.
• In a large bowl combine the potatoes and the margarine.
• cool to room temperature add the sugar and salt.
• mix thoroughly with your hands or a wooden spoon.
• stir in one cup of flour, then add the remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
• knead for 4 minutes. Pat dough into a ball.
• preheat griddle to 400 degrees.
• divide the ball of dough into 4 portions, then divide each portion into 4 equal pieces, for a total of 16.
• on a lightly floured surface, roll one piece of dough at a time to a paper thin 10 or 11 inch circle.
• fold the dough onto a spoon handle (or lefse stick, if you have one), carry to the griddle and unroll.
• bake each piece on the griddle for 1-2 minutes each side, or till the lefse bubbles and brown spots appear. turn over and repeat.
• lefse will look dry, but will be flexible, not crisp.
• fold in half and then in half again. cool between cloths and store in plastic bags.
• to serve, unfold and spread with butter, or sprinkle with brown or white sugar.
• roll up to eat.
• to freeze, wrap airtight and store in freezer - thaw in wrapper.