Szilvásgombóc, The Hungarian Plum Dumplings🇭🇺

Here is a traditional, homestyle Hungarian recipe for Szilvásgombóc 🇭🇺 — soft potato dough dumplings filled with juicy plums, rolled in sweet, buttery breadcrumbs.
A nostalgic classic that tastes like childhood summers in Hungary!


🍑🇭🇺 Szilvásgombóc – Hungarian Plum Dumplings

⭐ What It Is

Sweet plums wrapped in pillowy potato dough, boiled, then rolled in golden toasted breadcrumbs with sugar.
Tender, fruity, buttery, slightly chewy — comforting and irresistible.


🛒 Ingredients

Dough:

  • 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled
  • 1–1 ¼ cups (140–160 g) flour (approx.)
  • 1 egg
  • Pinch of salt

Filling:

  • 10–12 small plums (or halved large ones)
  • 2–3 tbsp sugar
  • Optional: cinnamon

Coating:

  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 3–4 tbsp butter
  • Sugar, to taste

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