Here’s a traditional Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás Gombóc) recipe 🇭🇺 — a beloved dessert made from tender potato dough wrapped around juicy plums, coated in sweet, buttery breadcrumbs. Pure comfort food!
🇭🇺 Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás Gombóc)
🍽 Servings: 10–12 dumplings
🕰 Total Time: ~1 hour
🥔 Ingredients for Dough:
- 1 lb (450 g) starchy potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 cup (130 g) all-purpose flour (plus more if needed)
- 1 egg
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp butter (softened)
🍑 For the Filling:
- 10–12 small plums, pitted (use Italian prune plums if possible)
- Sugar (1 tsp per plum)
- Optional: sprinkle of cinnamon
🧈 For the Coating:
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1–2 tbsp sugar (to taste)
- Optional: cinnamon