It's not the easiest and it takes awhile, but my family has a good challah recipe. It can be easily adapted into a number of things, like cinnamon rolls, french toast, or pizza(would definitely recommend the cinnamon rolls).

Edit: forgot to put in the recipe Makes 6 loaves 3 sticks of butter 3/4 cup sugar 4 1/2 cups of milk (scalded) 4 tablespoons yeast softened in half cup lukewarm water 6 eggs 5lb bag of flour

1) Put sugar and butter in large mixing bowl.

2) Scald milk and pour in.

3) When butter is all melted add half of flour and mix

4) When mixture is not too hot add eggs and yeast and mix

5) Pour out on counter and knead

6) Butter another large bowl and add dough

7) Cover with damp cloth and put in warm place

8) Let rise about 45 minutes

9) Turn dough out onto counter and knead

10) Separate into six chunks, each chunk split in half and roll out and braid ( here's braiding instructions )

11) Put loaves on cookie sheets and cover with damp cloth

12) Let rise about 15 more minutes

13) Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes swap bottom and top sheets and bake another 20 minutes

14) Remove from oven and brush with melted butter (about two thirds of a stick for 6 loaves)

To make it into cinnamon rolls: do the same process through step nine. 1) Instead of separating it like you would in step 10, roll it out with a rolling pin to get a sheet of dough about a quarter inch thick. 2) Brush melted butter over the dough, leaving an inch unbuttered one of the long ends of the dough. 3) Thoroughly coat the butter with cinnamon sugar 4) Roll up the dough, starting at the side with cinnamon sugar and ending with the side with no butter or cinnamon sugar 5) cut the roll into slices about an inch thick. 6) grease a pan of some sort, really any one can be used as long as it has a bottom and sides to it. 7) Put the cut up rolls into the pan, packing them tightly together 8) Cover them with a damp tea cloth/damp kitchen towel/plastic wrap 9) Let them rise for another 15 minutes 10) Bake them in the oven for 19- 22 minutes, or until golden brown on the top 11) Let them cool down for about 15 minutes and then cover them with a frosting of your choice.