The Open Source Haggadah

Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as afikoman. The smaller piece is put back, between the two matzot.

YACHATZ
(From the three Matzos, the host takes the middle piece, breaks it in two, and wraps one of the halves in a napkin. This special Matzah is called the Afikomen and will serve as the final dessert of the supper. It is customary to hide the Afikomen so that the children may search and find it at the conclusion of the meal, and receive token gifts for its return. The host holds up the remaining Matzos, and says:)

HOST:
HO LACH-MO AN-YO, DEE A-CHO-LOO AV-HO-SO-NO B'AR-O D'MEETZ-RA-YEEM.

ALL:


This is the bread of affliction, the simple bread which our
ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eatwith us. Let all who are enslaved become free. Let all who are oppressedbecome liberated.

The Leader of the Seder breaks the middle matzoh in half, leaving one part between the two whole matzohs, and sets aside the other half as the Afikoman.