Hungarian plum dumplings – Szilvásgombóc

🍑 Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvásgombóc)

Ingredients:

• 500 g potatoes (peeled)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (approx.)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 8–10 plums (pitted)
• 2–3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

For coating:

• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2–3 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp sugar

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Instructions:

1. Boil potatoes until soft, mash, and let cool.
2. Mix mashed potatoes with egg, butter, salt, and flour to form a soft dough.
3. Roll dough out and cut into squares.
4. Place a plum in each square, fill with a little sugar and cinnamon, and seal into dumplings.
5. Bring salted water to a boil and cook dumplings until they float (about 5–7 minutes).
6. In a pan, melt butter, add breadcrumbs, and toast until golden; stir in sugar.
7. Roll cooked dumplings in the breadcrumb mixture.

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Serve warm, optionally with extra sugar or sour cream.