Cookbook:Silvash Gombotz (Hungarian Plum Dumplings)

| Desserts | Cuisine of Hungary

Silvash gombotz (Hungarian spelling: Szilvás gombóc) is a traditional dessert recipe for plum dumplings from Hungary. During the freezing cold winters, warm filling desserts like these are very popular.

Ingredients

 * 2 pounds peeled potatoes
 * 1 egg
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 3 tbsp oil
 * Plain flour
 * Fresh plums, plum jam or plum compote

Procedure

 * 1) Cook potatoes until very soft (at least an hour). Peel and mash with a fork.
 * 2) Add the egg to the mixture, along with the little salt and oil. Mix well.
 * 3) Mix in enough flour to make a smooth dough.
 * 4) Knead the potato dough, then roll it out into a thin sheet (about 5 mm thick), and cut into squares.
 * 5) Put half a plum or 1 tsp of plum jam on each square. Wrap the dough around the filling and seal the edges.
 * 6) Cook in boiling water for 10–15 minutes.
 * 7) Serve with bread crumbs fried in butter.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * When filled with apricot, the dumplings are called "barackos gombóc" or "Baratzkosh Gombotz".