Apricot dumplings

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes, floury
• 100 g flour
• 3 medium-sized egg yolks
• 3 tbsp butter
• Salt
• 12 pieces of sugar cubes
• 24 half apricots, from the can
• 80 g breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp sugar
• Flour , for the work surface

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

made from potato dough, with butter crumbs – egg yolk use

Boil the potatoes with their skins in water for about 25 minutes. Then drain, peel off the skins and press them through a potato ricer while still hot. Knead with flour, egg yolk, 1 tbsp butter and 1 tsp salt until smooth. Form into a log on a floured surface and cut into 12 slices. Place a slice in the floured palm of each hand and make a well in the center. Place two apricot halves in each and fill each with 1 sugar cube. Wrap the apricots in the dough and shape into dumplings. Place in boiling salted water and cook over low heat for about 12 minutes. Heat 2 tbsp butter and fry the breadcrumbs and 1 tsp sugar in it, stirring until golden brown. Drain the dumplings and roll them in the browned breadcrumbs. Serve with vanilla sauce.