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Angel Pecan Pie

3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
2 tblspns sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup crisp round cracker crumbs
1+1/2 cups pecans (chopped)
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 tsp almond flavouring

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" pieplate to form a shell. Pull up mixture into peaks around
edge of plate with back of spoon. Spread evenly. Bake in a moderate
oven, 350 F, for 30 minutes. Cool thoroughly on a wire cake rack.

Mix cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and almond
flavouring. Whip until thick and shiny.  Spoon into cold pie shell.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans round edge of cream.
Using a sharp knife, cut like a pie.

Printable version: pecan-delight.txt.