Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás Gombóc)

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 kg potatoes
• 250 g all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp butter
• pinch of salt

Filling

• 10–12 plums (pitted)
• 2–3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Coating

• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 50 g butter
• 2 tbsp sugar

Instructions

1. Boil potatoes, peel, and mash while warm.
2. Mix potatoes with flour, egg, butter, and salt to form a soft dough.
3. Roll dough about 5 mm thick and cut into squares.
4. Place a plum in the center of each square, add a little sugar and cinnamon.
5. Wrap dough around the plum and form a dumpling.
6. Cook dumplings in boiling salted water for 8–10 minutes until they float.
7. In a pan toast breadcrumbs in butter, add sugar.
8. Roll cooked dumplings in the breadcrumb mixture and serve warm.