Friday, February 3, 2012

For The Love Of Lefse

By Socorro Wallace


It is just exactly the time to roll and flip down the traditional Norwegian flat bread they call, lefse. Eaten by countless generations in different countries not just in Europe, in the U. S., this is never only a food craze. This is prepared specially on holidays, more particularly on Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Lefse is made from potato, milk, and flour. However, the creative minds of several cooking enthusiasts are able to formulate many other variations of its original recipe. This is not the same with ordinary baked goods. It needs special tools like special rolling pin which has a deep groove on it and a long wooden turning stick.

This is excellent for a family gathering where people can take turns in grilling or cooking. Although this is principally formulated, everyone in the house may work on this together. Instructions of typical recipes are not hard to follow. While the process of cooking or grilling is fun and absolutely enjoyable, even the children can help.

There are different ways its flavoring can be done. Butter is typically added into it before being rolled up. Lingonberries and cinnamon are common alternatives to sugar and peanut butter. This is likewise good when being served with beef. This is usually accompanied with lutefisk in Norway.

There are numerous festivals in many countries highlighting lefses. These festivals are common in towns and cities that have a large Scandinavian population. In November, the greatest and grandest of these is found in Minnesota.

Some charitable events have had this as the main theme. This is particularly ideal for fundraisers or brunch. The fact that people across different generations is a good reason why this is essentially perfect for activities like these.

The famous lefse is anticipated to touch several generations more. Seeing the tremendous love of people for this traditional bread, this can be assumed to be passed on to another era of humanity.




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