The Sourdough Club

Baking as Lifestyle Medicine Community

Twenty-five years ago, Dr Vanessa Kimbell noticed that the students she'd taught at The School needed a friendly hand once they got home — so she founded The Sourdough Club. We've since welcomed thousands of bakers worldwide. Here Vanessa and her alumni are beside you in live sessions and through our libraries of videos and recipes, whenever you'd like support or to make your sourdough your own.
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Sourdough School and Sourdough Club – UK/US glossary

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Common ingredients and equipment which are known by different names in UK and US English

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 Ingredients

  • aubergine – eggplant
  • beetroot – beets
  • borlotti beans – cranberry beans
  • broad beans – fava beans
  • butter beans – lima beans
  • cannellini beans – white kidney beans
  • caster sugar – superfine sugar
  • celeriac – celery root
  • chickpeas – garbanzo beans
  • coriander (fresh) – cilantro
  • cornflour – corn starch
  • courgette – zucchini
  • digestive biscuits – graham crackers
  • double cream –­­ heavy cream
  • French beans – string beans
  • haricot beans – navy beans
  • icing – frosting
  • icing sugar – confectioner’s sugar/powdered sugar
  • jumbo oats – whole rolled oats
  • mangetout – snow peas
  • mince – ground meat
  • natural yogurt – plain yogurt
  • pak choi – bok choy
  • passata – sieved tomatoes
  • peas – English peas/garden peas
  • peppers (red/green/yellow) – bell peppers
  • plain flour – all-purpose flour
  • rapeseed oil – canola oil
  • rocket – arugula
  • rolled oats – old-fashioned oats/oatmeal
  • single cream – light cream
  • soured cream – sour cream
  • spring onions – scallions
  • stock – broth
  • sultanas – golden raisins
  • swede – rutabaga
  • long-stem broccoli – broccolini
  • tart – pie
  • tomato puree – tomato paste

Equipment

  • baking paper – parchment paper
  • cake tin – cake pan
  • frying pan – skillet
  • greaseproof paper – wax paper
  • grill – broiler
  • hob – stove
  • kitchen roll – paper towels
  • tea towel – dish towel
  • tin foil – aluminium foil

 

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