Angel Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 tablespoons sugar

• 2 teaspoons vanilla

• 1 cup crisp round cracker crumbs

• 1 1/2 cups pecans; chopped

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring

Method

Beat egg whites until foamy. Add 1 cup sugar a little at a time, beating after each addition. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Continue beating until mixture holds soft peaks. Mix cracker crumbs and 1 cup pecans. Fold into meringue mixture a little at a time. spoon mixture into an 8 inch pie plate to form a shell. Pull up mixture into peaks around edge of plate with back of spoon. Spread evenly. Bake in moderate oven, 350°F, for 30 minutes. Cool thoroughly on wire cake rack. Mix cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and almond flavoring. Gently spread cream mixture over pie and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans round edge of cream.

Submitted by Betty