Sourdough French Bread

1 cup HOT water
1 Pkg (1 Tbsp) dry yeast dissolved in 2 Tbsp warm water
3 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp margarine
1 1/2 cup Sourdough starter
5 cups flour
1 Tbsp salt

Pour hot water over sugar and butter.  Cool to warm, add yeast mixture, starter, salt and 2 cups flour.  Beat till smooth.  Add rest of flour to make moderately firm dough.  Knead until smooth.  Cover, rise until double in size, punch down and let raise 30 mins more.  Turn on to lightly floured board and let rest 10 mins.  Grease cookie sheet and dust with cornbread.  Form dough into one, two or four loaves, or as desired into rolls or bread sticks.  Place on cookie sheet.  Slash loaves several places.  Brush with mixture of 1 egg and 1 Tbsp water now and throughout baking. (add generous sprinkling of sesame seeds after last brushing)  Cover and let raise 30 mins to 35 mins for two loaves, 20-25 mis for four loaves, 15 to 20 mins for rolls.  Bread sticks don't brush with egg mixture brush with melted butter and sprinkle with onion or garlic salt as soon as removed from oven.  Bake at 400 10-15 mins