Whole Wheat Angel Food Cake

Makes 12 servings

1 cup whole wheat flour                                        

1/2 cup barley flour                                           

3/4 cup sugar                                                  

1 3/4 cups egg white at room temperature                       

1/2 teaspoon salt                                              

1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar                                

1/4 cup sugar                                                  

1 teaspoon almond extract                                      

In a small mixing bowl, sift together wheat flour, barley flour, and ¾ cup sugar.  Sift 2 to 3 times.  Combine egg whites and salt in mixing bowl.  Whip until frothy.  Add cream of tartar.  Beat until stiff peaks form.  Add remaining sugar and almond extract.  Whip until glossy.  Spoon flour mixture into egg whites 1/3 at a time.  Fold in gently.  Pour into an ungreased tube pan and bake on bottom rack in oven in oven at 325 degrees for 60 minutes.