Hungry Jack Lefse

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups instant potato flakes, the recipe calls for hungry jack brand
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4-1 cup all-purpose flour, the recipe calls for pillsburybest

Recipe

• 1 heat an electric lefse griddle(which we have) or electric skillet to highest temperature(dh has made this on the stove on a regular griddel)/.
• 2 do not grease griddle or skillet.
• 3 measure potato flakes in large bowl.
• 4 in a small saucepan, heat water, salt and margarine to rolling boil.
• 5 remove from heat, add milk.
• 6 add liquid to potato flakes and stirr until flakes are moistened)mixture is crumbly).
• 7 gradually add flour in small amounts to potato mixture.
• 8 work with hands until a soft dough of rolling consistency forms, avoid using too much flour.
• 9 form dough into a roll 10 inches long and 2 inches in diameter.
• 10 cut roll into 1/2 inch slices.
• 11 cover dough with plastic wrap while rolling out each lefse.
• 12 on a well floured board or pastry cloth roll out each sli8ce of dough until paper thin.
• 13 transfer lefse to heated griddle using a lefse stick or spatula.
• 14 bake about 1 minute or until brown spots appear on bottom surface.
• 15 turn and bake other side 30-45 seconds.
• 16 place lefse between cloth dish towels to prevent drying out.
• 17 repeat with remaining slices.
• 18 cool completely.
• 19 to serve spread with butter and fold in quarters.
• 20 dh spreads his with butter, sprinkles with sugar and rolls them in saran wrap.