Annunciation's Greek Easter bake sale to offer all the usual goodies

Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal
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Kourambiethes, top, a butter cookie covered in powdered sugar, and finikia, a cookie dipped in syrup and topped with nuts, will be sold at the Greek Easter bake sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron April 5 and 6.
Kourambiethes, top, a butter cookie covered in powdered sugar, and finikia, a cookie dipped in syrup and topped with nuts, will be sold at the Greek Easter bake sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron April 5 and 6.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church's Philoptochos Society is gearing up to sell thousands of Easter goodies Wednesday and Thursday at the Akron church.

The bake sale's top sellers are always the baklava and the Easter bread, which is a 1.5-pound round sweet bread, chairwoman Kim Vernis said. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at 129 S. Union St, Akron.

All proceeds will support the charitable efforts of the Philoptochos women's philanthropic society. The church's gyro luncheon also will run Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. See www.annunciationakron.org/gyro-thursday for the menu.

Easter bake sale delights will feature:

• Koulourakia (traditional twisted coffee cookies), $6 a dozen.

• Paximadia (Greek biscotti), $6 a dozen.

• Baklava (layers of phyllo, honey and nuts), $1.50 each.

• Galaktoboureko (phyllo filled with custard), $1.50 each or $20 per dozen (frozen).

• Kourambiethes (butter cookies covered in powdered sugar), $1.50 each.

• Finikia (cookies dipped in syrup and topped with nuts), $1.50 each.

• Easter bread (1.5 pound, round, sweet bread), $10.

• Mixed sampler, $8.

• Spanakopita (spinach rolled in phyllo), $20 a dozen (frozen).

For more information, see annunciationakron.org or call 330-434-0000.

Koularakia, a traditional twisted coffee cookie will be sold at the Greek Easter bake sale April 5 and 6 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron.
Koularakia, a traditional twisted coffee cookie will be sold at the Greek Easter bake sale April 5 and 6 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: It’s Easter bake sale time at Akron's Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church