Torture Pie

3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
20 Ritz crackers (crushed)
3/4 cup pecan pieces or crushed pecans
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 bananas
Cool Whip

Beat egg whites and baking powder together until stiff. Add sugar gradually and beat until peaks form. Add crushed Ritz crackers and pecans as well as vanilla. Mix together and spread in a 9" pie plate. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. Top with sliced bananas and frost with Cool Whip.