Apricot and Plum Dumplings

Ingredients

 * 2 cups mashed potatoes
 * 1 cup flour
 * 1 tablespoon butter
 * 1 egg
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 15 apricots or plums
 * 15 small cubes of sugar
 * 3 tablespoons bread crumbs
 * 1 tasblespoon butter

Directions

 * 1) Mix ingredients and knead until a smooth dough. Roll dough to 1 finger thickness and cut into 15 squares.
 * 2) Wash, pit and dry apricots or plums and place sugar in center of each fruit. Place one fruit in each square of dough.
 * 3) Fold dough over apricot or plum and roll into a round ball. Cook in boiling water about 15 minutes.
 * 4) Do not crowd the dumplings. To prepare buttered bread crumbs, melt butter and brown crumbs lightly.
 * 5) When dumplings are done, remove them with a slotted spoon and place on a serving dish. Top with buttered crumbs.