INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pitted and halved northwest fresh sweet cherries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs and vanilla; mix on low speed of electric mixer until blended. Mix 1 minute on medium speed. Batter will be thick.
  2. Spread half of batter in oiled and floured 9-inch baking pan.
  3. Toss cherries in small amount of flour. Scatter cherries over batter; spread remaining batter over cherries. Sprinkle pecans over top.
  4. Bake at 325 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack and cut into 16 pieces.
  5. Chocolate Chip Variation: Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter with pecans.