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🍰 Plum Dumplings with Poppy Seed Butter Sauce

661 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 60 g ground poppy seeds
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon
• fine lemon zest (for garnish)
• powdered sugar
• 400 g floury sweet potatoes
• 100 g whole wheat flour
• 2 tbsp semolina
• 1 tbsp soft butter
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• salt
• 12 ripe plums
• 12 pieces cube sugar

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
2. 2. Boil the unpeeled potatoes until tender, which takes about 25 minutes.
3. 3. Drain the water and let the potatoes steam dry for a moment.
4. 4. Peel the warm potatoes.
5. 5. Press the hot potatoes through a potato ricer onto a cutting board.
6. 6. Allow the potato mixture to cool down completely.
7. 7. Add flour, semolina, butter, 2 tablespoons of sugar, the egg yolk, and a pinch of salt to the cooled potato mixture.
8. 8. Knead the ingredients quickly into a smooth dough.
9. 9. Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes.
10. 10. Wash the plums in the meantime.
11. 11. Cut the plums open and remove the pits.
12. 12. Insert a small piece of cube sugar into each plum.
13. 13. Flour your work surface.
14. 14. Shape the dough into a roll about 5 cm thick.
15. 15. Cut the roll into 12 equal pieces.
16. 16. Flatten each piece slightly.
17. 17. Place a filled plum in the center of each dough piece.
18. 18. Seal the dough tightly around the plum, ensuring there are no cracks.
19. 19. Shape the dumplings into round balls.
20. 20. Place the dumplings into boiling water.
21. 21. Cook the dumplings for about 20 minutes.
22. 22. Gently nudge the dumplings occasionally so they turn.
23. 23. Toast the poppy seeds with the sugar in a pan without fat.
24. 24. Remove the pan from the heat.
25. 25. Stir the butter and cinnamon into the poppy seed mixture.
26. 26. Remove the cooked dumplings from the water with a slotted spoon.
27. 27. Let the dumplings drain briefly.
28. 28. Place the dumplings on plates.
29. 29. Pour the poppy seed butter sauce over them.
30. 30. Sprinkle the dumplings with powdered sugar and lemon zest.
31. 31. Serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 661
• Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 109 g