Bread pudding types of bread to use (brown sugar, cinnamon, best)

[PriscillaVanilla]

Trying to find out what's the tastiest way to make bread pudding? A grocery store near me sells pre made bread pudding and it is the best I've ever had. I'm not sure what kind of bread they use in it. It might be brioche. It's not ordinary load bread.

[Wintergirl80]

Challah bread from the bakery makes the best bread pudding, but I haven't had it in years the only bread I can eat nowadays is gluten-free.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

You can use all sorts of bread for different effects. Oat bread is good. Raisin bread is good. Plain french bread works well. Dutch crunch bread works great.

A bakery I used to shop at many years ago would take all the Danish pastry that hadn't sold and use that to make bread pudding, a seriously heavenly treat.

[elnina]

All sorts of sweet bread, or day old Danish pastries. The more variety, the better.

[JanND]

Why not ask what breads they use. Then find a good old school recipe. You'll eventually discover your own tricks thru practice and make it to your taste.

[lubby]

I'd say brioche bread, challah or Hawaiian sweet rolls.

[Dirt Grinder]

My wife uses French bread, and her bread pudding is crazy-good.

[saibot]

I love bread pudding and I've mainly used French bread. Bread pudding made with sweet bread (raisin bread, cinnamon rolls etc.) is delicious but can be tooth-achingly sweet, so in that case I would reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe.

[NJBoy3]

Slightly off topic. If you ever want to make really good rice pudding - Goya Medium Grain White Rice. Makes a creamy rice pudding.

[Cliffie]

OK, so all this begs the question -- what IS a classic bread pudding recipe and how do people adjust it for different types of bread? Can anyone give a concrete example? Say, with multigrain bagels you're better off using the same amount of brown sugar instead of white, or with French bread you need an extra egg?