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Ingredients

  • 1 cup neutral oil, like safflower
  • 1 13/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 8 ounces plump dried apricots, halved

Method

  • Oil a 9 x 9-inch baking pan and line with oiled parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat the oil, sugar, and eggs.
  • In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Pour the dry ingredients over the wet and fold in. Fold in the fruit and the pecans.
  • Spread the batter in the pan. Bake on the middle racks for about 1 hour, or up to 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the top is crisp and brown and a toothpick or skewer inserted in comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully turn out onto a rack to cool.