Ingredients

  • 6 egg whites
  • 2 c. white sugar
  • 1 c. butter
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1 c. sweet milk
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 large c. nuts, broken
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • pinch of salt

Method

  • Cream sugar and butter.
  • Alternate adding flour, which has been sifted twice with baking powder, with milk, then nuts and fold in beaten egg whites last.
  • Bake in well-greased tube pan. Bake in not too hot oven.
  • Try with straw after about 45 minutes. (I usually use just half the recipe.)