Yes. Rav Belsky
zt”l explained that there is no specific requirement to use flour for bread to be obligated in
hafrashas challah. What is necessary is that the kernels stick together through a kneading process called “
gibul.” Since the kernels are soft and adhere to each other and form dough, this dough is obligated in
challah. Rav Belsky also ruled that the
beracha on bread made from sprouted wheat is
Hamotzi. Often sprouted grain bread contains various other grains aside from wheat or the other four grains (barley, spelt, rye, oats). They are often made with lentils, corn or beans as well. If this is the case, one should make sure to eat enough bread to have at least a
k’zayis from the bread made from five grains alone, in order to be able to recite
birkas hamazon. However, if the majority of the bread was made from the five grains, the Mishnah Berurah (453:14) implies that the entire bread takes on the status of the majority. In that case, if one eats even one
k’zayis of the bread, it is enough to recite
Birkas Hamazon.
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