🇭🇺 Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvásgombóc)

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 kg (2.2 lbs) potatoes, peeled
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • Pinch of salt

Filling:

  • 10–12 plums (pitted)
  • Sugar (for filling)
  • Ground cinnamon

Coating:

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

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Boil potatoes until soft, mash, and let cool.
  2. Mix potatoes with flour, egg, butter, and salt to form a soft dough.
  3. Roll dough and cut into squares.
  4. Place a plum in each square, add a little sugar and cinnamon inside, and seal into balls.
  5. Bring a large pot of 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.
  7. Roll cooked dumplings in the breadcrumb mixture.
  8. Sprinkle with sugar and serve warm.

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