Szilvás Gombóc is a beloved traditional dessert from Hungary. Soft potato dough wrapped around sweet-tart plums, boiled until tender, then rolled in buttery toasted breadcrumbs — pure comfort and nostalgia 🇭🇺
📝 Ingredients
🥔 Dough
2 lbs (1 kg) starchy potatoes
1 egg
1½ cups (about 180 g) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon semolina (optional, helps texture)
1 pinch salt
🍑 Filling
8–10 small Italian plums (pitted)
2–3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
🌾 Coating
1 cup breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Cook the Potatoes
Boil potatoes whole (with skin) until tender.
Peel while warm and mash until smooth.
Let cool slightly.
2️⃣ Make the Dough
Mix mashed potatoes with egg, salt, semolina, and flour.
Knead gently until a soft dough forms (don’t overwork).
3️⃣ Prepare the Plums
Mix sugar and cinnamon.
Place a little of the mixture inside each pitted plum.
4️⃣ Form Dumplings
Roll dough to about ¼ inch thick.
Cut into squares.
Place a plum in the center of each square and wrap dough around it, sealing well.
Roll gently into a ball.
5️⃣ Boil
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
Drop dumplings in carefully.
Cook 8–10 minutes, until they float and are tender.
6️⃣ Toast the Breadcrumbs
Melt butter in a pan.
Add breadcrumbs and toast until golden.
Stir in sugar.
7️⃣ Finish
Roll cooked dumplings in the sweet toasted breadcrumbs.
