MABEL COMBS' NORWEGIAN POTATO
PANCAKES (LEFSE)
 
Wash, pare and cook 6 medium potatoes 20 minutes until tender. Cut in half. Dry over heat. Mash or rice. Whip until fluffy, adding 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk and a mixture of 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon monosodium glutamate, 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

Once potatoes are fluffy, cool and refrigerate. Set griddle over low heat. Measure 2 1/2 to 3 cups of sifted flour. Add half the flour to potatoes; beat in enough of the rest to make a soft dough. Shape into a ball on a floured surface. Roll into round 1/8 inch thick; cut into a 6-inch round. Test griddle. When water dances, it is ready. Without using grease, cook until lightly brown, then flip. Continue until brown and dry.

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Mabel Combs' Norwegian Potato Pancakes (Lefse)
 #56927
 Hg (Colorado) says:
Lompe or lefse, as they seem to be called in the US, would never have monosodium glutamate in them. When made out of potatoes, it's often called lompe, whereas the kind buttered and sprinkled is made out of flour (and possibly some potato) and called lefse.

 

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