INGREDIENTS
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2 cups whole wheat flour
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1 cup all purpose flour plus more fore dusting
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
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3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted margarine, room temperature
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• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, at room temperature
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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
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2/3 cup unsulfured molasses
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1 large egg
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6 tablespoons margarine, cut in 1-inch pieces
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1/2 vanilla bean, cut lengthwise and scraped of seeds
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3 large or 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
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1/4 cup brown sugar, packed