Apricot Quick Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup dried apricots
Boiling water
1 egg
2/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons melted butter or oil
1 cup apricot nectar or frozen concentrated orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups spelt flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.

Pour boiling water over apricots and let steep about 10 minutes.

Drain and chop apricots.

Beat egg until light and slightly thick. Add honey, oil, juice and vanilla. Add apricots and nuts.

Mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt and ginger. Fold flour mixture into liquid.

Pour into greased pan and bake about one hour. Cool on rack 10 - 15 minutes before removing from pan.