Keep lefse soft between several slightly dampened towels until ready to serve. They may also be allowed to dry and eaten crisp, but most people prefer them soft and spread with butter and brown or white sugar.
Lefse is a beloved Norweigan flatbread that has been nearly elevated to cultural and traditional icon, at least on the Internet.
lefse Pronunciation: LEFF-suh Notes: This Norwegian flatbread resembles a flour tortilla, only it's made with mashed potatoes. It's used as a wrapper for various sandwich fillings.
Lefse - [Norwegian] A thin, flat potato pancake, about the consistency of a tortilla and cooked by similar method. Very mild, starchy, slightly sweet taste. Lefse is enhanced by the addition of peanut butter, brown sugar or lutefisk.
lefse (lef-suh) - Lefse is considered to any "good" Norwegian the same as the tortilla is to the Mexican and the crepes are to the French. A Scandinavian tradition for decades, lefse is a pastry made from potatoes, flour, butter, and cream.
Traditionally served with clarified butter or in white sauce and served with lefse. In its finest form, lutefisk has a delicately mild buttery flavor and flaky consistency. In its not-so-fine form, it is reminiscent of fish-flavored gelatin.
Often used for making lefse, this pin is also known as a square cut pin.
Double Gloucester: a traditional, unpasteurized, semi-hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire since the sixteenth century.
 See also: Butter, Cooking, Cream, Cheese, Potato
  
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