18. Boiled dough that is then fried or baked:[1]

Baked dough that was cooked: If one baked dough that was cooked, it returns to become Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon, even if the pieces are less than a Kezayis.

Fried dough that was cooked: If one baked the cooked dough in a greased non-stick pan without liquid, then it is considered baked and its blessing is Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon. If, however, it was pan fried in oil then it has the same dispute as fried dough and thus is Mezonos unless one eats it to the point of satiation in which case he should only eat it within a meal.

Examples:

• Bagels: Bagels are first boiled and then baked and are hence Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon like regular bread.
• Yerushalmi or Noodle Kugal: Some Poskim[2] rule that since Yerushalmi Kugal is baked after it is cooked, it has the status of bread, however since it is spicy and sweet and has oil and eggs in its ingredients, it thus has the status of Pas Haba Bikisnin, which is Mezonos unless one sets a Seuda over it in which case it is Hamotzi.[3] Thus one is not to eat Kdei Achilas Seuda of Yerushalmi Kugel unless within a meal. However, most Poskim[4] rule that all noodles are Mezonos and Al Hamichyah even if baked and even if one sets a meal over them as they do not have the appearance of bread, and so is the accustomed ruling.
• Boiled and then Baked Lasagna: Lasagna noodles which are cooked and then baked some Poskim rule has the status of Pas Haba Bekisnin[5] and are hence Hamotzi and Birchas Hamazon if one sets a meal over them, and Mezonos and Al Hamichya if one does not set a meal over them. However, most Poskim[6] rule that it is Mezonos and Al Hamichyah even if one sets a meal over them and so is the accustomed ruling.

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[1] Admur Seder 2:12; SHU”A 168:17; Ketzos Hashulchan 48:10; M”B 168:55; Shevet Halevi 7:23; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:15;

[2] Ketzos Hashulchan 48

[3] In truth however he really implies that only if it was fried does it have the above status. If however it was baked, then if the pasta is made as plain flour and water, it is Hamotzi if baked after cooking, even if one eats a small amount. If however the pasta is made with eggs and oil then it is Mezonos unless one sets a seuda on it even if baked after cooked.

[4] Derech Chaim, brought in Ketzos Hashulchan ibid; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:21

[5] Lasagna noodles are typically made from a simple dough of flour and eggs, mixed into a stiff dough, rolled thin, and cut into long, wide sheets. Some variations might add a bit of salt or oil for flavor and texture. The eggs give them the status of Pas Haba Bekisnin.

[6] Derech Chaim, brought in Ketzos Hashulchan ibid; Piskeiy Teshuvos 168:21