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Lychnarakia

For the dough:
1 sachet dry yeast
4 tablespoons milk
4 cups flour
½ cup oil
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten with some salt
3 tablespoons strained yoghurt

For the filling:
4 cups unsalted myzithra cheese
2 egg yolks
1 pinch vanilla
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk beaten with a little water

Lychnarakia

Dough: In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in milk and add a little flour (one teaspoon) and let rise. In a large bowl, beat the oil with the sugar until creamy. Add eggs, salt, yoghurt and the yeast-flour mixture. Stir well and slowly add the rest of the flour. Knead to a doughy consistency, cover and let sit. Filling: In a small bowl, crush cheese with a fork and add the egg yolk, vanilla, honey, lemon zest, half the cinnamon, butter and beat together. Add the sugar while stirring continuously. Roll the dough out thick and cut in circles using a cup. Spread the dough and put a spoonful of filling in the center. Life the edges and pinch to form 8 corners. Place on non stick baking paper and coat with egg yolk and cinnamon.

Lychnarakia

Preheat the oven to 180 C and bake for 30 minutes or until they turn golden.