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Potato cakes (lomper)

Boiled potatoes are minced and mixed with wheat or barley flour and rye flour, rolled thin, cut out and cooked on a griddle. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 673.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 673 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book notes that lomper are best made from potatoes, half groats flour and half rye flour, a little syrup and milk, and that they can also be made from ordinary flatbread dough.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mince and mix

    Put the boiled, peeled potatoes through the mincer once. Mix with the flour and a little salt. It is best to knead the flour in as you roll out.

  2. 2

    Roll and cut

    Roll the dough out as thick as the back of a knife. Cut out round cakes with a round iron or a tin lid.

  3. 3

    Cook

    Cook the cakes on the stove top or on a griddle. Turn them often and prick them now and then. They must be well cooked through, but not burnt.

Changes from the original

Quantities are unchanged (1¼ kg potatoes, 250 g wheat or barley flour, 250 g rye flour). Alternative mixtures mentioned in the text are not added as separate ingredients.

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1949 (proofread, p. 673) → Modernised~70% of the text changedremovedadded
Ingredienser: 1¼ kg. poteter, 1,25 kg poteter (kokte og skrellede). 250 gr. g hvetemel eller byggmel, (eller byggmel). 250 gr. rugmel, salt. Best blir g rugmel. salt (litt). Mal de av poteter, ½ grynmel, ½ rugmel, litt sirup og melk. De kan også lages av almindelig flatbrøddeig. De kokte, skrelte poteter males potetene én gang og blandes gang. Bland dem med melet og litt salt. Best Det er det best å kna melet i eftersom man inn etter hvert som du baker ut. Deigen kjevles ut.. Kjevle deigen ut så tykk som baken baksiden av en kniv, stikkes kniv. Stikk ut runde kaker med et rundt jern eller blikklokk. Stekes opp et blikklokk.. Stek kakene på ovnen eller på bakstehelle; vendes en takke. Vend dem ofte og prikkes prikk dem av og til. De må være godt gjennemstekt, gjennomstekt, men ikke brent.

Note on Modernised

Mål er uendret (1¼ kg poteter, 250 g hvetemel eller byggmel, 250 g rugmel). Alternative blandinger står i teksten og er ikke lagt inn som egne ingredienser.

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Frequently asked questions

What are lomper?
Thin cakes of boiled potatoes and flour, cooked on a griddle or stove top.
Can I use other flours?
The book mentions barley flour instead of wheat flour, and a variant with groats flour, rye flour, syrup and milk.

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