Recipes · Greek · Bread
Lazarakia
One serving has 414 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (73%), selenium (47%), folate (45%), riboflavin (44%), manganese (36%) and niacin (36%). Ready in 98 minutes.

- Preparation: 80 min
- Cooking: 18 min
- Makes: 1 serving (129 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 70 g Flour, all-purpose
- 2 g Yeast, active dry
- 25 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Sugar
- 10 g Olive oil
- 10 g Water
- 0.1 g Saffron
- 0.1 g Cloves
- 0.5 g Salt
- 3 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Makes 1 roll (one serving). Warm the milk, stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- Steep the saffron in the warm water for a few minutes until it colours deeply.
- Mix the flour, remaining sugar, salt, olive oil, the yeast mixture and the saffron water into a smooth dough; knead well and prove 1 hour until doubled.
- Shape most of the dough into a small oblong body, and use thin strips of the rest to cross over it like swaddling bands, pressing two cloves in for eyes.
- Set on a lined tray, prove 20 minutes more, brush with a little water and scatter with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 414 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 64.3 g | |
| Water | 40.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.8 g | 10% |
| Protein | 9.4 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.29 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.35 g | |
| Leucine | 0.67 g | |
| Lysine | 0.31 g | |
| Methionine | 0.18 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.47 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.3 g | |
| Valine | 0.42 g | |
| Histidine | 0.22 g | |
| Fat | 13.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.9 g | |
| Saturated | 2.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 2.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 69.9 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.24 mg | 27% |
| Iron | 3.8 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 30.1 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.65 mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 129 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 144 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 25.9 µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 208 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.98 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.8 mg | 73% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.1 mg | 36% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.67 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 179 µg | 45% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.11 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 5 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 11.5 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.09 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 6.5 µg | 7% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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