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Lefse (Jean Perron and Karen Johnson) Recipe

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4 1/2 - 5 cups water
1 can evaporated milk
1 heaping teaspoon salt
4 T sugar

Bring to a boil then take off heat.

Add in 3/4 cup butter and a 13-15 ounce box of potato flakes. Options are:
-Hungry Jack
-Idahoan
-Flavorite
-Store brand
-NOT Betty Crocker

Mix and then cover and cool (usually overnight in the refrigerator)

Divide into two 4 cup containers. Mix in 1 cup flour per container (one cup for every 4 cups of potatoes). Put one container back in the refrigerator while you are working with the other half. Make small balls, roll out, heat on the lefse grill and enjoy!
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Note from Jana. I make this recipe and use the Idahoan flakes. It is an easy recipe and works really well for quick, easy lefse. Because, there is so such thing as a bad piece of lefse!

 

 

 

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