Brownie Mint Torte

Brownie Mint torte

3 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs, crunched
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1/4 cup crushed peppermint stick candy
1 square ( 1-oz) unsweetened chocolate, shaved

Beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 1 Tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition, until glossy. Beat in vanilla. Fold in crumbs and nutmeats. Spread in buttered 9-inch pie plate. Pile meringue high at sides. Bake 35 minutes at 325 degrees. Cool. Whip cream until stiff. Fold in crushed peppermint candy. Pile mixture into baked pie shell. Chill at least 3 hours. Trim with curls of shaved chocolate. Serves 6.

This would be around the holidays, when peppermint is everywhere in the stores.