Potato Lefse Can Be Eaten Many Ways

Donna Daniels
Potato Lefse is a Scandinavian food. Potato Lefse is a flat unleavened bread that is easy to eat and soft. Potato Lefse originated in Scandinavia but it is becoming more popular in other cultures. Scandinavian's like to eat Potato Lefse many different ways with many different ingredients. Potato Lefse can be eaten as a main dish or a desert. Potato Lefse can be eaten salty or sweet. Potato Lefse is a low fat and low carbohydrate food.

Potato Lefse is a flat bread made with potato's, flour, milk, salt and some sort of fat like lard or butter. The ingredients are mixed together and then rolled out into thin circles. After the potato lefse is rolled thin it is cooked on a griddle or on the top of a wood stove.

Potato Lefse is served with meat such as turkey or beef or chicken. Usually the meat is put in the Potato Lefse and then the meat is rolled up in the lefse. Gravey can be put on the top of a lefse after is has meat rolled in it. The gravy makes the meat lefse tasty and easier to eat.

Potato Lefse can be made into a vegetarian main dish also. Cream cheese is spread on the Potato Lefse and then begetables are added. The vegetables can be cooked like spinach, cauliflower or onion or the vegetables can be uncooked. After the Potato Lefse has the cream cheese and vegetables on it then you can roll the Potato Lefse into a roll. It can be eaten just like that or cut up into pieces and served as a snack.

Potato Lefse can also be made into a sweet desert. A Potato Lefse that is covered in butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar makes a great desert. After the Potato Lefse is spread with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar you can roll the Potato Lefse up and eat it or cut in into slices and share it with others.

You can eat Potato Lefse like a sandwich. Just put the meat and cheese into the Potato Lefse in any way you like a sandwich and they roll the Potato Lefse up and eat it. You can even wrap the Potato Lefse up and take it with you in a sack lunch.

Potato Lefse makes a great party food. You can make it into many different combinations and cut it up in slices and serve it on a platter. It is a delicious finger food. Potato Lefse can be made with cheese, meat or cream cheese. You can get creative when you make Potato Lefse platters for a party.

Potato Lefse is becoming more popular and can be found in many grocery stores.

Published by Donna Daniels

Donna is a naturalist who enjoys many things including writing. Her family is most important but she also enjoys animals, history and doing historic crafts, organic gardening, natural health and traveling e...  View profile

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