Apple Ring Coffee Cake

3 c flour
1 ½ c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
½ c apple sauce
1 tsp salt
½ oil
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
1 c walnuts or pecans
2 tsp vanilla
2 c tart apples, peeled and chopped into inch pieces

Combine flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nuts into a large bowl. Combine in a separate bowl the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and stir. Add wet ingredients to solids, stir and then add apples. Spoon batter into a greased 10 inch tube or bundt pan and bake at 325° for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out clean.