Angel Food Cake

Preheat oven to moderate or 375°.

Have all ingredients at room temperature.

Sift together the flour and 3/4 cup of sugar four times.

Place egg whites and salt in large bowl of electric mixer. Move bowl control so beater nearly touches side of bowl all during beating; move bowl control back and forth frequently.

Beat at speed 7 to a coarse foam, about 30 seconds.

Sprinkle cream of tartar and extract over surface of egg whites.

Beat at speed 7 for 1 minute, until whites slightly peak and are very moist and slightly foamy.

Beating at speed 7, add 1 cup of sugar in 2 tablespoon portions, and beat until mixture holds peaks, but tip of peak falls over, about 1 1/4 minutes.

Stop mixer; scrape sides of bowl and beater.

Fold at speed 1 for 1/2 minute.

Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.

Bake about 30 minutes.

Remove from oven, invert and allow to cool completely before removing from pan.