Bread pudding with pancakes?

[Richard 16]

There have been many threads with bread pudding possibilites ni them. Anyone here tried with leftover pancakes?

[piccola]

I've done it with waffles before, using day-old ones that dried out a little. It might work with pancakes, even though they don't have that crispy exterior like waffles do.

[Liz K]

I'm thinking it might not be bad, based on having made this recipe for crepes baked in a custard:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

I don't think high-gluten flour bread is the only way to go-croissants make great bread pudding, too. I say, give the pancakes a try!

[toodie jane]

I would wonder if they'd get too mushy. Not enough chew (gluten development) in the original bread to prevent this. Be worth a try, though.Especially if the p'cakes were "loaded"--nuts, fruit, etc.

Reminds me of the Waffled French Toast I had yesterday at a little cafe. Crusty on the outside, but no oozy tenderness inside. Not worth the trouble. Though that lamentable "Texas Toast" style bread was used. Perhaps a good stout Italian or French, crusts removed, would have fared better. If I had a waffle iron, I'd try it!

[Kelli2006]

I agree. the best bread pudding is made from a rustic bread made with high gluten flour. Pancakes would turn to a porridge like consistency if baked in a custard.

You can stack pancakes layered with ganache, buttercream or custard and make a great cake, or even make a trifle with them, but you cant make a baked pudding with them.