Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás gombóc) 🇭🇺

Here’s a beloved classic: Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás gombóc) 🇭🇺 – soft potato dough dumplings filled with sweet plums, rolled in buttery toasted breadcrumbs. A true comfort dessert in Hungary! 🍑✨


Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás gombóc) 🇭🇺

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs (900 g) potatoes (starchy, like Russets)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½–2 cups all-purpose flour (enough to form dough)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 12–14 small plums (or halved larger plums, pits removed)
  • 3–4 tbsp sugar (to fill plums, optional: mix with cinnamon)
  • 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • Powdered sugar & cinnamon (for serving)

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