Happy Thanksgiving

 We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with a close friend and her daughter. My husband made a fabulous turkey.  Ironically, I spent most of the day shooing turkeys off of our deck. Little did they know what was being eaten inside. I am thankful for a loving husband,  good friends, an old dog, delicious food, and a cozy cabin.

I appreciated a long quiet weekend, and was able to make good headway on the graduation quilt.  Nine patches are so soothing to make.  I love the rhythm of sewing strips and cutting them into blocks.

I also used the leftover mashed potatoes to make a huge batch of lefse. I am not Norwegian, but I love all types of bread.

Ingredients:

3 c. Mashed Potatoes

1/2 c. Cream

1 t. Salt

2 t. Sugar

1/2 c. Butter

2 c. Flour

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together then roll dough into little balls. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Lightly roll them out being extremely generous with the flour, until they are very thin. Lay the flat bread on a hot griddle. The dough will start to bubble after 3-4 minutes and then flip it and let it sit for another 3 minutes. There is a long flat paddle just for this, but I used spatulas. Lay the warm lefse on a flour sack towel and cover. Continue to stack them in this manner. Wipe the flour off of the griddle with a wet cloth before putting on another flattened ball.

I made 27 pieces of lefse.  Plenty to share.  It sounds more complicated than it actually is.  It is another project that flows along once you get a rhythm going. 

The sunset tonight was breathtaking.  What is your favorite type of bread?  Did you have a big Thanksgiving?  What are you thankful for?