brioches would make a delicious pudding..the croissants would, IMHO be a bit mussy/toughen the pudding and not enough crumb for pudding...but they certainly would make some scrumptious Almond croissants..you could probably even fix up some of the pudding used in the Bpudding to accommodate the almond meal used in the filling for the almond croissants, I even like a little cake crumb mixed in...when making a bread pudding you need the bread to act as a sponge to absorb the pudding, bed puddings are a lot of times made with day old bread or even lightly toasted..I also don't add a lot of the dark crust, some is nice.

Sylvia

Wow that was quick! Thanks Sylvia, your tips are very helpful. Funny how some of the simplest dishes require more thought than you'd expect. I'll be making some BBPudding as a Birthday request, and will let you know how it comes out. :)

Mmm...bread butter pudding... Have you tried Om Ali before? It is a Middle Eastern version of BBP with pistachio, saffron, cinnamon, and tastes absolutely divine! 

I may throw some sultanas into my BBP, Birthday boy's request. 

What a coincidence. Just saw this again today, on the Cooking Channel.

Caramel croissant pudding: 

http://picasaweb.google.com/burn1cesharpe/NigellaCaramelCroissantPudding#5522865231367169394

they're almost fail-proof, now if only she would use less sugar and cream.  Having said that, I'm def. going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing this Mrfrost.

how anyone can eat a large bowl of that sinfully scrumptuous pudding just before bedtime!!