Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar (divided)
• 1 3/4 cups egg whites (from about 12 large eggs) at room temp (separate when eggs are cold. 2 cups makes a higher cake)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Make sure rack is in lower 1/3 of oven.
3. Do not grease tube pan.
4. Stir flour with 3/4 cup sugar, set aside.
5. Place egg whites in a large bowl.
6. Add salt & cream of tartar.
7. Beat at low to medium speed until foamy.
8. Increase speed to high and beat until soft peaks form.
9. With mixer running add remaining 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup at a time.
10. Beat well after each addition.
11. Beat until stiff peaks form when beaters are removed from whites, another 2-3 minutes.
12. Gently fold vanilla into whites with rubber spatula.
13. Sprinkle 1/2 of the flour sugar mixture over whites.
14. Fold in the mixture.
15. Do 15 strokes, rotating the bowl.
16. Repeat 3 more times, using remaining mixture.
17. Fold an additional 10 times.
18. Pour batter into 10" tube pan.
19. Run spatula through batter to remove any air pockets.
20. Smooth top.
21. Bake for 35-45 minutes.
22. Invert and cool.
23. 12 servings.