I tried making lefse but end product is so sticky I can get off my fingers and too sticky to roll, what am I doing wrong?
Lefse dough will stick to your fingers when mixing. Despite being sticky the dough should be pretty firm and able to form into patties that will hold their shape. If this isn’t what is happening for you I would guess that you have to much moisture in your recipe. The moisture could start with over cooked potatoes, too much liquid ingredient or not enough flour. Over cooking the potatoes tends to be the leading culprit with many of our customers. The potatoes absorb too much water and are “wet” and then you add your liquid ingredients on top of that with your normal amount of flour and you have very mushy lefse dough which is very hard to work with. Especially when rolling, it wants to stick to everything. If you think you have overcooked your potatoes be sure to let them drain considerably and ‘steam off’ for a few minutes. Then you most likely will need to cut back on your liquid ingredients but shouldn’t have to add any additional flour.
