1 c Sifted cake flour
1-1/2 c Sugar
1/4 t Salt
12 Egg whites
1-1/4 t Cream of tartar
1-1/4 t Almond extract
Preheat oven to 375°. Sift together flour, 3/4 cup sugar and salt
together 4 times into a bowl.
In separate bowl, beat whites with tartar until soft peaks form.
add remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time; beat well after each
addition. Add extract.
Sift 1/4 cup flour mixture over whites; fold in gently. Fold in
remaining flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time. Pour batter into
ungreased, 10" tube pan; bake 35-40 minutes. Turn pan upside down
on wire rack and let cake cool in pan for 1 hour. The cake should
come out of its own accord.
