Ingredients
2-3 medium potatoes
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg
2-3 cups flour
6-10 small to medium fresh peaches
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup melted butter
1/4 cup bread crumbs
Directions
- Peel, cut, boil and mash potatoes with a small amount of milk.
- Add egg and mix well.
- Add flour to potatoes until mixture becomes firm enough for rolling. Amount of flour needed will vary due to moisture in potatoes.
- Turn dough out on floured rolling surface and roll to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut dough into squares large enough to envelop one whole peach.
- Wash peaches and remove stone from each by splitting peach in half (do not peel or cook peaches).
- Mix cinnamon and sugar. Put 1 tablespoon of sugar mixture in the center of peach, put both sides of peach together and wrap with potato dough, making sure all seams are sealed tight.
- Drop dumpling into about 4 qts of boiling salted water. Boil until dumplings begin to float, cook time will vary. Carefully remove dumplings so they do not break open.
- Drizzle with melted butter to keep from sticking. Serve with butter mixed with bread crumbs and top with a sprinkling of the sugar mixture again.
Cook’s Note
Extra dough can be cut into strips the size of small noodles and served with the dumplings. This makes a good part of a meatless dinner or can be served as a dessert, going heavier on the sugar.