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410:baking soda
315:Ingredients
256:aphrodisiac
207:pebernødder
173:Pfeffernuss
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1403:Categories
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1312:pepernoten
1136:Allrecipes
1041:19 January
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688:Springerle
683:Baumkuchen
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618:kruidnoten
574:strawberry
565:kruidnoten
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331:cardamom
286:yuletide
264:caffeine
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343:cloves
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