Lists of baked goods and pastries and their corresponding blessing – Mezonos or Hamotzi

  1. Practical lists of various baked goods and pastries and their corresponding law:

*PHB=Pas Haba Bekisnin; PHB x1= Pas Haba Bekisnin according to one opinion

  • Bagels: Bagels are made by mixing flour, water, yeast, sugar, and salt into a dense dough, shaping it into rings, then boiling them briefly before baking until golden. When made with majority fruit juice, then it is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim, and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal. When made with majority water, its blessing is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Biscuits [PHB x 2]: Biscuits are made with a dough which consists of flour, baking powder, salt, cold butter or margarine, and milk or buttermilk. Water isn’t typically added to biscuit dough. Instead, milk or buttermilk is used to moisten and bind the ingredients. This gives biscuits their distinct flavor and tender texture. The cold butter or margarine is also essential, creating those delightful flaky layers as it melts during baking. There’s a slight sweetness but they’re not overly sweet. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin [both due to containing no water ingredient, and due to its small snack size] and thus its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some [i.e. Baal Nefesh] are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal.
  • Bissli made of wheat [cooked dough]: Bissli is an Israeli deep fried wheat snack produced by Osem. It’s a crunchy snack that comes in various shapes and flavors, such as BBQ, onion, pizza, falafel, and more. Its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya even if one sets a meal over it.
  • Blintzes [Terisa and PHB]:[1] Blintzes are thin pancakes made with a batter which is filled with sweet or savory mixtures, rolled up, and lightly fried. It is defined as Lachmaniyos or Terisa bread [due to thinness] and Pas Haba Bekisnin and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and should be eaten within a meal, when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Boiled dough: Mezonos and Al Hamichya even if set meal.
  • Bran bread: Bran bread is typically made with whole wheat flour, bran (often from wheat or oats), yeast, water, and sometimes other ingredients like honey, molasses, or seeds. Bran bread is Hamotzi, and if made with flour of one of the five grains [i.e. wheat or oats] then it receives the after blessing of Birchas Hamazon. If made using other flours, such as legume flour, then although it’s before blessing remains Hamotzi, its after blessing follows the same status as legume five grain bread, explained in Chapter 8 Halacha 6.
  • Bread with chocolate or other sweet spread that was placed after bread was baked:[2] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Brownies: Brownies are traditionally made with chocolate and a smaller proportion of flour. It is classified as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and is hence Mezonos when eaten as a snack [even for a Baal Nefesh]. However, if one sets a meal over it, then it is Hamotzi. However, their after blessing would be dependent on how much flour was in the mixture as explained in chapter 8 Halacha ??.
  • Burekas or bourekas [PHB]:[3] Burekas (also spelled “borek” or “bourekas”) are savory pastries popular in Israel and the Middle East, originally from Turkish cuisine. Made from dough similar to puff pastry or phyllo, they’re filled with various ingredients like cheese, potatoes, spinach, or meat. Burekas are often sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked until golden and crispy. Its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. A Baal Nefesh is to be stringent to not eat it outside of a meal over which one recites Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon on a Kezayis of real bread. When made from regular bread dough, the blessing is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon, just like regular bread.
  • Cake [PHB x1, Lachmaniyos]: Typical cake, due to the oil, eggs, milk, fruit juice, and sweet ingredients that are added to the batter, is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim, and due to it being batter and not dough, is defined as Lachmaniyos, and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack [due to these two reasons], and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. However, some [i.e. Baal Nefesh] are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal if made with a not very thin batter. [If made with a very thin batter, it is Mezonos according to all, as is the rule by Lachmaniyos.]
  • Cheesecake: Cheesecake is traditionally made with only a minority ingredient of flour, and is therefore classified as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and is hence Mezonos when eaten as a snack [even for a Baal Nefesh]. However, if one sets a meal over it, then it is Hamotzi. However, their after blessing would be dependent on how much flour was in the mixture as explained in chapter 8 Halacha ??.
  • Cinnamon Roll [PHB]: Cinnamon rolls are made from a sweet, yeasted dough. The dough is rolled out, brushed with butter, and sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. It’s then rolled up, sliced, and baked. Often, they’re topped with cream cheese or a simple powdered sugar glace. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Crackers [PHB]: Crackers are made with a dough which consists of flour, water, oil, and salt. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin [even when made without spices, and certainly when made with spices] and thus its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some [i.e. Baal Nefesh] are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal even when made with spices. Some are stringent [even not a Baal Nefesh] to never eat it outside of a meal when made without spices and has water as its majority ingredient.[4]
  • Crepes [Fried, PHB, Terisa]: Crepes is made with a very loose batter of flour, milk, eggs, and a bit of butter and is baked thin. Its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack[5], and when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda] to the point of satiation, then it is only to be eaten within a meal of a Kezayis of real bread.[6] This applies even if fried with a nice amount of oil, and certainly if baked or fried with very little oil.
  • Croissants [PHB]:[7] Croissants are made from laminated dough, where butter is folded into the dough multiple times, resulting in a flaky, layered pastry. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Croutons: All store bought bread croutons are Mezonos. If homemade Hamotzi croutons are placed into soup, then if entered into a Keli Rishon [i.e. the actual pot of soup], then its blessing is Mezonos due to doubt. If, however, the croutons are placed into a Keli Sheiyni [i.e. a typical bowl of soup] then they remain Hamotzi unless it disintegrates.
  • Danish [PHB]: The Danish pastry is a multi-layered, laminated sweet pastry. The dough, similar to a croissant, incorporates butter through a series of folds, creating thin, flaky layers. After rolling out, it’s shaped and filled with ingredients like cream cheese, fruit, or almond paste, then baked. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Éclair [PHB]: Eclairs start with choux pastry, made from water, butter, flour, and eggs. The dough is piped into oblong shapes and baked until puffy and hollow inside. Once cooled, they’re filled with pastry cream or custard and topped with a chocolate glaze. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Ezekiel bread: Ezekiel bread is made from a blend of sprouted whole grains and legumes, including wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. Some varieties can include whole wheat flour. The whole grains that produce the sprouts are typically ground up to make Ezekiel bread. The before blessing on Ezekiel bread which contains some grain is Hamotzi. [If indeed it were to be determined that one’s Ezekiel bread was made from sprouts without any grain at all, not even its own grain, then its blessing would be Shehakol and Borei Nefashos.] Regarding the after blessing, since its not possible to know how much kernel flour is actually inside, one is to recite a Borei Nefashos on another food, or eat it within a meal of bread [which would defeat the purpose for the healthy minders].
  • Flavored or spiced bread:[8] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon [unless flavored and spiced to such an abundance that people do not establish a meal over such bread and only eat a small amount of it as a snack, in which case, when eaten as a snack its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya].
  • Flour Latkes [Fried, PHB x1]: Flour latkes are made using flour mixing it with eggs, water, and seasonings. Its dough is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim and likewise due to the frying, its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda], it should be eaten within a meal of actual bread.
  • French Toast: Slices of French toast that are a Kezayis or more in size receive the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon. Slices of French toast which are less than a Kezayis in size [i.e. entered into the frying pan while less than a Kezayis in size] and were fried with a decent amount of oil, then it is a dispute as to whether Hamozti or Mezonos should be recited, and thus it should only be eaten within a meal, and if one does not do so then he should recite Mezonos and Al Hamichyah.
  • Gluten free bread: Gluten free bread that is made of only oat flour, without a mix of other flours, is Hamotzi and requires Birchas Hamazon just like any other bread. Gluten free bread that is made of only legume flour, without a mix of five grain flour, is Shehakol and requires Borei Nefashos. If the bread is made of a mixture of legumes flour and oat flour, the before blessing is Hamotzi, even if the oat flour is the minority ingredient. Regarding Birchas Hamazon, it depends on the amount of five grain flour included within the mixture, as well as on the amount that one ate. If the mixture contains enough oat flour that a Kezayis of it can be consumed within four minutes, and one indeed eats a Kezayis of oat flour within 4 minutes, then Birchas Hamazon is to be recited. If however one did not eat a Kezayis of oat flour within 4 minutes, then if the bread contains a Kezayis of oat flour within 174 grams of the bread, one is to recite Al Hamichyeah. If the bread does not contain a Kezayis of oat flour within 174 grams of the bread, then it is to only be eaten within a meal.
  • Hamintashin [PHB]: The dough for hamentashen is typically a sweet, cookie-like dough made from flour, sugar, eggs, oil or butter, and a bit of baking powder. It is then commonly filled with chocolate, or jam. Due to the sweet filling, it is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack [even for a Bal Nefesh], and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. However, Hamintashin which are made using Hamotzi dough and filled with poppy seeds, cheese, meat, and the like are Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Jachanun – steam cooked [Boiled, PHB x1]: Jachnun is a traditional Yemenite Jewish dish. The Jachnun dough is made from flour, water, oil, and a bit of sugar and salt. The dough is kneaded, then rolled out thinly and brushed with margarine or butter before being rolled up tightly. It’s then slow-cooked overnight, creating that unique, rich, and slightly sweet flavor. It’s traditionally cooked in a covered pot with water, which creates a steam environment. It’s not submerged in the water, but is slow steam-baked. Its dough is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim, and is perhaps also defined as boiled due to the steam cooking, and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya even when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda], as explained in Chapter 8 Halacha ?? regarding cooked dough.
  • Jachanun – Baked [PHB x1]: Due to the oil, its dough is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some [i.e. Baal Nefesh] are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal.
  • Jachanun – Fried [PHB x1]: Due to the oil, its dough is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda], it should be eaten within a meal of actual bread.
  • Kneidlach: Mezonos and Al Hamichya.
  • Kokosh Cake [PHB]: Kokosh cake is made from a yeast dough that’s rolled thin and filled with a rich, chocolate (or sometimes cinnamon) filling. The dough is then rolled up and baked. Due to the filling, it is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack [even for a Bal Nefesh], and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Lekach Honey cake: Honey cake is traditionally made with honey and a smaller proportion of flour. It is classified as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and is hence Mezonos when eaten as a snack [even for a Baal Nefesh]. However, if one sets a meal over it, then it is Hamotzi. However, their after blessing would be dependent on how much flour was in the mixture as explained in chapter 8 Halacha ??.
  • Mallawah [PHB]:[9] Malawah is a traditional Yemenite Jewish flatbread. It’s made from a laminated dough similar to puff pastry, enriched with butter or oil, and cooked flat in a frying pan. The result is a flaky, layered bread that resembles a thick pancake. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda] if baked or fried with very little oil. However, when fried with a nice amount of oil it should be eaten within a meal over real bread if eaten to the point of satiation. Some [i.e. Baal Nefesh] are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal, even when eaten as a snack, if it is fried with very little oil.
  • Matzah: Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Matzah balls: Mezonos and Al Hamichya.
  • Matzah Brye: If the Matzah brye has been broken to pieces that are less than a kezayis or one uses ground matzah flour, and has lost its appearance of Matzah [such as due to the soaking, or due to using ground matzoh flour], then its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichyah even if one sets a meal over it and will eat it to the point of satiation. This applies whether it is baked, cooked in a pot or panfried.
  • Mezonos bread: Mezonot bread is a type of bread made with juice, honey, or other liquids instead of water. All such bread which is made with majority fruit juice, it is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim, and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some are stringent to never eat it outside of a meal. When made with majority water and not overly sweet, its blessing is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Oatmeal flake bread: Oatmeal flake bread is a type of bread made with oatmeal flakes with whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, water, yeast, and sometimes honey or molasses for a touch of sweetness. If the oatmeal flake bread also has five grain flour and can therefore be cut into regular slices of bread and resembles the form of bread, then its blessing is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon. If the oatmeal flake bread also has legume flour then seemingly it retains the same status as all legume bread, discussed in Chapter 8 Halacha 5, which is Shehakol and Borei Nefashos. If the oatmeal flake bread has no flour and only flakes, then since it cannot cut into regular slices of bread and does not resemble the form of bread, then its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichyah, just like oatmeal porridge.
  • Pancakes [Fried, PHB, Truknin]: Is made from a loose batter made from flour, baking powder, eggs, milk, and a pinch of salt, and fried slightly thick. Its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya[10] when eaten as a snack, and when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda] to the point of satiation, then if fried with a nice amount of oil it should be eaten within a meal over real bread, and if baked or fried with very little oil, then one may say Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon over it when eating it as a meal.
  • Pastry dough – [Betzek Alim in Hebrew]:[11] Pastry is a dough made from flour, water, and fat, often enriched with sugar or eggs, used as a base or covering for sweet and savory dishes. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin [of the first opinion] and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. A Baal Nefesh is to be stringent to not eat this outside of a meal over which one recites Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon on a Kezayis of real bread.
  • Phyllo Dough [PHB]:[12] Phyllo (or filo) dough is made with flour, water, and a small amount of oil or vinegar. It’s rolled out into very thin sheets and layered with butter or oil before baking. This dough gives a crisp, delicate texture to the pastry. It is defined as Lachmaniyos [due to thinness] and Pas Haba Bekisnin and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. A Baal Nefesh is to be stringent to not eat it outside of a meal over which one recites Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon on a Kezayis of real bread.
  • Pizza made with Hamotzi dough:[13] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon.
  • Pretzels [PHB]: Pretzels are made using a dough that is made with flour, yeast, water, and salt. After it rises, it is shaped into pretzels, dipped in a baking soda solution, and then baked. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some Poskim due to its small size, and if spiced then also due to its spices, and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. Some however are stringent [even not a Baal Nefesh] to never eat it outside of a meal when made without spices and a Baal Nefesh does not eat it outside of a meal even when made with spices.[14]
  • Puff Pastry Dough [PHB]:[15] This type of dough is made by layering butter between sheets of dough and folding it multiple times to create a light, flaky texture. The ingredients typically include flour, water, butter, and a pinch of salt. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin [of the first opinion] and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda]. A Baal Nefesh is to be stringent to not eat [the former type of Pas Haba Bekisnin Mezonos bread] outside of a meal over which one recites Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon on a Kezayis of real bread.
  • Rasin bread:[16] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon [unless flavored and spiced to such an abundance that people do not establish a meal over such bread and only eat a small amount of it as a snack, in which case, when eaten as a snack its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya].
  • Rugelach [PHB]: This is a traditional Jewish pastry. The dough is usually made with yeast, flour, sugar, eggs, and sour cream or butter. It’s rolled out, cut into triangles, and filled with chocolate, cinnamon, fruit preserves, or nuts, then rolled up and baked until golden. It is defined Pas Haba Bekisnin according to all opinions and hence its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack, and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Strudel [PHB]: A strudel is a type of layered pastry with a sweet or savory filling. Classic strudels, like the famous Apple Strudel are made by rolling out dough very thinly, spreading the filling, and then carefully rolling it up and baking until golden. Due to the sweet filling, it is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin and is hence Mezonos and Al Hamichya when eaten as a snack [even for a Bal Nefesh], and requires the blessing of Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon when eaten as a meal [i.e. Kevius Seuda].
  • Sun dried tomato bread:[17] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon [unless containing tomatos to such an abundance that people do not establish a meal over such bread and only eat a small amount of it as a snack, in which case, when eaten as a snack its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya].
  • Wafers [PHB x2, Terisa]:[18] Wafer batter is made by mixing flour, water, sugar, and often some fat. The batter is then spread thinly onto heated plates or molds and baked until it forms crisp, thin sheets. Once baked, the wafer sheets are cooled to prevent them from becoming too soft. If the wafer is to be layered, like in wafer cookies, a creamy or chocolate filling is spread between multiple wafer sheets. It is defined as Pas Haba Bekisnin [due to all three opinions, its sweetness, its filling, and its size], and is also defined as a Terisa. Hence, its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya if one eats it as a snack, and it should be eaten within a mela of real bread if one sets a meal over it.
  • Zatar Bread:[19] Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon [unless flavored and spiced to such an abundance that people do not establish a meal over such bread and only eat a small amount of it as a snack, in which case, when eaten as a snack its blessing is Mezonos and Al Hamichya].

 

Food Name Blessing
Bagels Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Biscuits Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Bissli Mezonos and Al Hamichya
Blintzes Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Bread with chocolate spread after baking Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon
Brownies Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi (meal)
Burekas Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Cake Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Cheesecake Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi (meal)
Cinnamon Roll Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Crackers Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Crepes Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Croissants Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Danish Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Éclair Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Flavored bread Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Flour Latkes Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Hamintashin [PHB] Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Jachanun (baked) Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Jachanun (fried) Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Jachanun (steam cooked) Mezonos and Al Hamichya
Kokosh Cake Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Lekach Honey cake Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi (meal)
Mallawah Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Mezonos bread Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Pancakes Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Pastry dough Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Phyllo Dough Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Pizza with Hamotzi Dough Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon
Pretzels Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Puff Pastry Dough Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Raisin bread Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Rugelach Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Strudel Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Sun dried tomato bread Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Wafers Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)
Zatar Bread Mezonos and Al Hamichya (snack), Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon (meal)

[1] See Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:12 footnote 95

[2] See Admur 168:9; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

[3] Luach Rav Elyashvili

[4] See Luach of Rav Alyashvili who rules that it is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon!

[5] This is due to three reasons! As a) they are often sweet or majority not water, b) are thin batter and thin baking similar to Terisa, c) are sizzled in oil, which is always Mezonos due to Safek.

[6] As is the law regarding a Terisa, explained in Halacha 3C.

[7] Burekas (also spelled “borek” or “bourekas”) are savory pastries popular in Israel and the Middle East, originally from Turkish cuisine. Made from dough similar to puff pastry or phyllo, they’re filled with various ingredients like cheese, potatoes, spinach, or meat. Burekas are often sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked until golden and crispy.

[8] See Admur Seder 2:7; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:5 footnote 11; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

[9] Burekas (also spelled “borek” or “bourekas”) are savory pastries popular in Israel and the Middle East, originally from Turkish cuisine. Made from dough similar to puff pastry or phyllo, they’re filled with various ingredients like cheese, potatoes, spinach, or meat. Burekas are often sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked until golden and crispy.

[10] This is due to three reasons! As a) they are often sweet or majority not water, b) are thin batter similar to Truknin, c) are fried with a nice amount of oil, which is always Mezonos due to Safek. Thus even if the batter and baking is semi thick one is not required to eat it within a meal, as its ingredients are Pas Haba Bekisnin according to some opinions, and hence fall under a double dispute in whether the batter is Pas Haba Bekisnin and whether the final product is Lachmaniyos, and hence one can be lenient. If however the pancakes were made with only water and salt-non Pas Haba Nekisnin ingredients then if its batter is thick and is baked thick it is best to eat within meal. Otherwise say Mezonos, unless one is Koveia Seuda. If however it was fried with a large amount of oil, similar to latkes or an egg, then it is never Hamotzi even if one sets a meal over it, although its should be eaten within a meal.

[11] See Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:12 footnote 92

[12] See Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:12 footnote 92

[13] See Admur Seder 2:7-8; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:6 footnote 11; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

[14] See Luach of Rav Alyashvili who rules that it is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon!

[15] See Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:12 footnote 92

[16] See Admur Seder 2:7; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:5 footnote 11; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

[17] See Admur Seder 2:7; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:5 footnote 11; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

[18] See Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:12

[19] See Admur Seder 2:7; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:5 footnote 11; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:9

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