Strawberries And Cream Squares

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup walnuts
• 16 saltine crackers
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 1 whole strawberry, if desired (i slice mine thinly, leaving the stems intact and fan them out, very attractive)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300*f.
• 2 grease an 8 inch square pan.
• 3 in food processor bowl with metal blade or blender, combine walnuts and crackers; process until mixture resenbles coarse crumbs.
• 4 in large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• 5 gradually add sugar, baking powder and 1/2 tsp almond extract, beating continuously at high speed untilsugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form.
• 6 fold in crumb mixture.
• 7 spoon into greased pan, spreading evenly.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes or until set.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 in small bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.
• 11 add powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp almond extract, beat until stiff peaks form.
• 12 fold in 2 cups strawberries.
• 13 spoon over cooled crust.
• 14 chill until serving time.
• 15 garnish with the whole strawberries if desired.