Hungarian Plum Dumplings - With Vegan/sugar Free Version

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1 kg mashed potatoes (use red skin potatoes which have a higher amount of starch so the dough will be stickier)
• 250 g whole wheat flour (you can also use different flours like soy or almonds or rye flour)
• 2 eggs (or egg substitutes for vegans, you can also add 1-2 tbsp of dry yeast flakes)
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 25 plums, pitted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 3 -4 tablespoons sucanat
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 150 g breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 start by boiling the unpeeled potatoes in a pot of water (for small potatoes this will take about 10-15 minutes). after they are boiled remove them from the water and let them cool for a couple of minutes then peel and mash them.
• 2 put the mashed potatoes in a large bowl and add the beaten eggs (or egg substitutes), oil and flour.
• 3 mix all ingredients together until you get a sticky and smooth dough.
• 4 mix the cinnamon, vanilla and rum extracts and the sucanat in a small bowl. add 1 teaspoon of this mixture into the middle of each plum.
• 5 heat the oil in a small skillet. add the bread crumbs and let them fry for 5 minutes. remove from heat and put them on a large plate.
• 6 divide the dough in two. roll the dough and cut it into dumpling-size portions (ones that appear to be big enough to wrap your plum). take each portion and form a small ball. flatten the ball and place the plum into the center, then remake the ball with the plum inside.
• 7 tip: you must have flour on your hands all the time so the dough won’t stick to your fingers.
• 8 boil some water in a large pot. add a pinch of sea salt.
• 9 when the water has reached boiling point, place some dumplings inside.
• 10 be careful, if the dumplings stick to the bottom of the pot all you need to do is to shake it a little bit. let them boil for 5 minutes. when ready they will rise from the bottom of the pot.
• 11 remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and roll them in the bread crumbs. serve with honey (or other healthy syrup) on top.