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What Counts as Bread

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When whole and broken bread of the same type are present, which should one recite the blessing on?

2 opinions

Choice of bread for blessing

When whole wheat bread and whole barley bread are both present, which takes precedence?

2 opinions

Precedence by type of grain

What is the proper blessing over bread that is offered as dessert (pessed as dessert)?

1 opinions

What types of bread are considered 'pessed as dessert' and how are they classified?

2 opinions

Definition and classificatio…

What is the blessing over roll-shaped breads (lachmaniyot) based on their thickness and composition?

1 opinions

Rolls and thin breads

Is absolute bread blessed with Hamotzi even in amounts less than an olive-size?

1 opinions

What is the blessing over bread crumbs mixed with broth (chabitsa) when cooked?

1 opinions

Bread crumbs in liquid

What is the blessing when bread crumbs are placed in water and the water becomes whitened?

1 opinions

Bread crumbs dissolving in w…

What is the blessing when bread is soaked in red wine?

2 opinions across 2 eras

What is the blessing on items cooked or fried after being formed with thick dough?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Cooked/fried dough items

What is the blessing on bread that was scalded with hot water and then baked?

2 opinions

Scalded and baked bread

What is the blessing on truknin (flour paste baked in a hole in a stove) vs. trita (flour poured onto a stove)?

1 opinions

Eastern bread preparations

What is the blessing on Indian bread baked with a skewer and smeared with oil or egg-water?

1 opinions

Unusual preparations

What is the blessing on pastida (pie) baked in an oven with meat, fish, or cheese?

2 opinions

When non-Jewish bread and Jewish bread are both present, which takes precedence in blessing?

2 opinions

Non-Jewish bread

When a householder who avoids non-Jewish bread and a guest who does not share this practice eat together, which bread should be used for the householder's blessing?

1 opinions

Mixed custom at table

How does one properly disconnect two connected rolls (one broken, one whole) to ensure proper blessing?

2 opinions

Connected bread

Can two half-loaves be connected together to serve as a whole loaf for blessing purposes?

1 opinions

Artificial wholeness

Between barley bread and spelt bread, which receives the Hamotzi blessing?

1 opinions

Precedence among lesser grains

Between pure bread and coarse bread, or between whiter and less white bread, which receives Hamotzi?

1 opinions

Precedence by purity and color