[Avodah] Question on Covering the Challah

[Prof. Levine]

My post today from http://revach.net/article.php?id=3287

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: See-Through Challah Cover

"The Shulchan Aruch says (OC 271:9) that you need to cover the 
challah at the shabbos meal."

People say that we do this in order not to "embarrass the Challah."

My understanding is that the reason for covering the Challah has to 
do with which bracha to make first.  If one has bread and wine in 
front of one, should one not make the bracha on the bread first and 
then on the wine?  Since we need kiddush before we make Hamotzie, we 
cover the challah.

I am not sure if I saw this somewhere or if this is simply a figment 
of my imagination.

Yitzchok Levine 
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