Hungarian Potato Dumplings (Krumplis Gombóc)

Ingredients

• 500 g potatoes
• 150–200 g all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp butter or oil
• ½ tsp salt
• 80 g breadcrumbs
• 30 g butter (for coating)

Instructions

1. Boil potatoes until soft, peel and mash.
2. Let cool slightly, then mix with egg, flour, butter, and salt to form a soft dough.
3. Shape the dough into small balls (dumplings).
4. Drop dumplings into boiling salted water and cook 4–5 minutes until they float.
5. In a pan melt butter and toast breadcrumbs until golden.
6. Roll the cooked dumplings in the toasted breadcrumbs and serve warm.