St. Lazarus The Friend Of Christ And First Bishop Of Kition, Cyprus

"In Confirming the common Resurrection, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up Lazarus from the dead before Thy Passion. Wherefore, we also, like the children, bearing the symbols of victory, cry to Thee, the Vanquisher of death: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord."

Lazaraki recipe

4  cups flour 
1 package dry yeast 
3 / 4 cup lukewarm water
3 / 4 cup sugar 
3 / 4 cup golden raisins 
1 / 3 cup olive oil 
1 / 2 teaspoon cinnamon 
1 pinch ground clove 
a few cloves (for eyes) 

In a bowl, dissolve yeast in 1 / 2 cup lukewarm water from their face amount. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 4 tablespoons of flour. Stir well to dissolve the flour. 
Cover the bowl with foil and place in warm place for 15-20 minutes to rise. 
With 2 tablespoons of the remaining flour, stir the raisins. 
 The remaining water in the heat and put in the bag with aniseed. 
In a large bowl, add the flour and oil, remaining sugar, spices, raisins. 
Then, add yeast mixture  and water. 
Knead well until it forms a fluffy little dough does not stick to hands.  
Put the dough on a  oil bowl, cover and let it rise for about 2 hours.

When the dough has risen, divide the dough into 5-8 medium/large ball sizes

(Now with each ball I usually take  a little dough to the side for making the arms wrapped) 
Make an Oblong shape and cut bottom in half vertical for legs.


Now with the saved little piece of dough wrap around the arms crossed over.
Add the Clove to make eyes.

 Now bake in preheated oven (335 degrees) for about 25-30 minutes.
Enjoy!

Holy Saint Lazarus,
Pray Unto God, For Us! 

Marianthi