The Sourdough School

BALM – Proven as one of the healthiest approaches to bread in the world.

Based in the walled gardens of Dr. Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, UK, we tutor individuals and train bakers and healthcare professionals in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM). Personalising bread to your lifestyle, gut microbiome, and unique genetics for optimal health—tailoring fermentation, fibre, and diversity so that your daily bread becomes the foundation of your health.

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Sourdough School and Sourdough Club – UK/US glossary

Sourdough School Book
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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