Lefse. It's a paper-thin flatbread, made from potatoes and cooked on a griddle, flipped with a long, narrow wooden stick, and eaten slathered with butter, sugar and sometimes cinnamon. If you're of ...

The following is an excerpt from my book, “Accidental Rancher,” and documents my introduction to a western Dakota tradition: ...

If Minnesota had a state food, it would be lefse. Granted, we already have a state mushroom (the morel), and even a state muffin (blueberry), but what we lack is just a general food item. Lefse should ...

Roll lefse circles as thin as possible. Don't use too much flour or you get dry, crisp edges. Don't add flour to your big batch, but work with two cups of potatoes at a time so it doesn't get too warm ...

For every lefse recipe handed down from grandma, there probably are a hundred more variations for making those flat potato-y rounds that taste so good with everything, said Cindy Dahl, a lefse-making ...

Are you puzzled by recipes from relatives and church cookbooks that lack necessary information? My dad’s theory about recipes with missing data is that Aunt Martha wants to be remembered as the best ...

Big ideas can come from standing around a county fair. I learned that in June during a week of exhilaration and exhaustion of watching kids' 4-H project work come to a close, with joy and sometimes a ...

"Uff da!" I caught myself saying as I attempted to roll a mixture of flour, milk, margarine and mashed potatoes into paper-thin sheets. I even sound like a Norwegian, I thought to myself. Getting the ...

MaryBeth Davis fills her holidays with family, friends and lots of lefse. Davis, of Cutten, has been eating the traditional soft, thin Norwegian flatbread since she was a child. “Lefse is probably one ...

DULUTH — Ever find yourself on a winter run and craving some warm Norwegian potato bread? The third annual Lefse Run on Saturday combines the tradition of Norwegian lefse with a free fun run with a ...

FOLEY - Amy Marquard is all about precision, in life and in the kitchen. "I probably should have been a food scientist, because I love technique and process," said Marquard, who does accounts ...

ST. PETER — The ingredients for lefse are simple enough: potatoes, butter, cream, salt, sugar and flour. But making lefse is a challenge even for experienced bakers, said Carol Moline, former ...