Angel Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. egg whites
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sifted cake flour
1 3/4 c. sifted granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Separate egg whites, let whites stand at room temperature about 1 hour.
Set oven at 375\u00b0 to preheat.
Sift together 4 times, flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
In a large bowl, combine egg whites, salt, cream of tartar and flavorings.
Beat on speed No. 12 until whites are stiff and stand at peaks 2 minutes.
Do not overbeat until dry. Sprinkle in rapidly while beating on speed No. 8. Add the remaining 1 cup of sugar about 1 minute, scraping bowl gently toward beaters with rubber spatula.
Turn to speed No. 1; sprinkle in sifted flour mixture evenly and quickly, scraping up and over with folding motion only until blended, about 1 1/2 minutes.