Title: Angel Pecan Pie
Categories: Pie Dessert
Yield: 6 Servings

3		Egg whites
1	c	Sugar
2	tb	Sugar
2	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Crisp round cracker crumbs
1 1/2	c	Pecans (chopped)
1	c	Heavy cream
1/4	ts	Almond flavoring

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 cumbs and 1 cup pecans. Fold into meringue mixture a little at a time. Spoon mixture into an 8" pie plate tp form a shell. Pull up mixture into peaks around edge of plate with mack 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 flavoring. 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.

Makes 6 - 8 servings

SOURCE: Mama's Favorite Recipes (Frances Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman

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