Angel Food Cake [malakh Ensvarg Lekekh]

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted cake flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 12 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Sift flour and 3/4 cup sugar together 3 or 4 times; set aside.

2. 2

   Beat egg whites with cream of tartar, sal, and vanilla until stiff (but not dry) peaks are formed.

3. 3

   Lightly fold in remaining sugar 2 tablespoons at a time.

4. 4

   Sift about 4 tablespoons of the flour mixture at a time over the meringue. Gently blend after each addition.

5. 5

   Carefully slide batter into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to break large air bubbles.

6. 6

   Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Immediately invert pan and cool cake completely. Remove cake from pan very gently.