Knedle: Balkan Plum Dumplings

"Plums encased in a potato based dumpling dough, boiled and breaded. An old Balkan delicacy. I’ve heard about Ksenija’s plum dumplings – known here as knedle – from my sister, but there was never a time to get together and make them. Sister said they were the best she’s ever had. But one afternoon when plums were the right ripeness, Ksenija and sister came over for coffee plus a Balkan dumpling lesson. Unusually unprepared, I asked Ksenija to stop by a grocery store before arriving and get the few remaining, albeit most important ingredients. Plums, for one."