what is a peak for egg whites
At thesoft peak stage, egg whites are shiny and when you lift the beater, they whites lift up and then rather gracefully curve over slightly. When folding egg whites into a batter, you generally beat them to the soft peak stage. You generally beat egg whites to the soft peak stage before adding sugar. Thestiff peak stage occurs after sugar has been added. At this point, the lifted beater leaves tall, erect peaks, like little soldiers.