papa's angel pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 20 buttery round crackers (such as ritz®), coarsely crumbled
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9-inch pie plate.
• beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. gradually add 1 cup sugar and baking powder, continuing to beat until soft peaks form. lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.
• fold crackers and pecans into the egg whites. add vanilla and stir.
• bake pie in preheated oven until set in the middle, about 30 minutes. set aside to cool to room temperature.
• beat cream with pinch sugar in a bowl until stiff peaks form. lift your beater or whisk straight up: the cream will form sharp peaks. top cooled pie with whipped cream to serve.