Golden Dumplings

One day at a very modest cafe in Budapest, I tasted this amazingly beautiful and delicious cake that reminded me of American “monkey bread,” layers of round balls held together by a golden sugar-walnut crust. When I returned to the States and described it to my Hungarian friends, they knew exactly what I had enjoyed: Golden Dumplings. This is one of those recipes that every family has in its repertoire, perhaps because the dough doesn’t require heavy kneading. The dumplings look very homey