Alright, so I’ve been meaning to try my hand at making some Nordic desserts for a while now. They just look so darn good in all those pictures online, you know? So, I finally decided to give it a shot this past weekend.
First things first, I had to figure out what I even wanted to make. I did a bit of browsing online and saw a ton of cool stuff – sweet, citrus, fruity, spiced, you name it. I even stumbled upon a tour guide’s blog from Oslo, and that got me even more excited. In the end, I went for something called Msbrmlefse. Sounded simple enough – some kind of flatbread with goat cheese and buttermilk. How hard could that be, right?
Well, let me tell you, finding the ingredients was a bit of an adventure. My local grocery store didn’t have any of this stuff, so I had to go to that fancy European market a few towns over. That place is a trip. Anyway, I eventually managed to gather everything I needed: the lefse, some goat cheese, buttermilk, and syrup. Felt like a real scavenger hunt.
Once I got home, I laid out all my ingredients on the counter and stared at them for a good five minutes, not really sure where to start. Eventually, I pulled out my phone and found a recipe. It seemed straightforward enough. Melt the goat cheese, mix it with the buttermilk and syrup, and spread it on the lefse. Easy peasy.
I started by melting the goat cheese in a small pan. It got all gooey and smelled kind of funky, but in a good way, if that makes sense. Then I mixed in the buttermilk and syrup, like the recipe said. The mixture was a little runnier than I expected, but I figured it would thicken up.
Next, I took a piece of lefse and tried to spread the mixture on it. This is where things started to get a little messy. The lefse was really thin and kind of tore when I tried to spread the cheese mixture. It was also a bit tricky to get an even layer, and the whole thing ended up looking kind of… well, not very pretty.
- I tried a few more pieces of lefse, each time with slightly different techniques.
- Some I folded in half, some I rolled up, some I just left flat.
- None of them looked like the pictures online, but hey, I was learning.
Finally, I decided to just go for it and taste one. I took a bite of a rolled-up lefse and… it was actually pretty good! The sweetness of the syrup combined with the tangy goat cheese and the soft lefse was a really interesting combination. It wasn’t perfect, but it was definitely tasty.
So, there you have it. My first attempt at making Msbrmlefse. It was a bit of a rollercoaster, with some ups and downs, but I’m glad I tried it. I might even try making it again sometime, now that I have a better idea of what to expect. Who knows, maybe I’ll even get brave and try some of those other Nordic desserts I saw online. Stay tuned!
