Plum Dumplings Made With Potato Dough

Ingredients

• •1 cup cold mashed potatoes
• •2 teaspoons melted butter
• •2 eggs, slightly beaten
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •2 cups flour
• •plums, pitted
• •sugar
• •cinnamon

Directions

1. 1Combine potatoes with butter, eggs, and salt. Add flour and enough water to moisten mixture sufficiently and make a soft dough. Knead lightly, cover, let stand for 10 minutes.
2. 2Cut dough into 2 parts for easier handling. Shape each part into a roll about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
3. 3Flatten each piece and wrap around a plum filled with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Seal the edges firmly.
4. 4Drop into rapidly boiling water and cook until they are puffy and float to the top.
5. 5Serve with cream or browned buttered crumbs or a sprinkling of sugar.