INGREDIENTS
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6 tablespoons (85 g) butter, melted and cooled (salted butter will work fine here)
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2/3 cup (130 g) coconut palm sugar (or 1/2 cup/100 g lightly packed light brown sugar)
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1/4 cup (60 ml) molasses
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1/2 cup (115 g) dry-style (aka California-style) cottage cheese
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1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 pinch ground black pepper (see Note below)
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1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean extract or pure vanilla extract
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2-3 teaspoons water