Apricot and Plum Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 15 apricots or plums
• 15 small cubes of Sugar
• 3 tablespoons bread crumbs

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.