How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds



It's easy to roast pumpkin seeds, and they make a yummy end to a pumpkin carving session. *How To Carve A Pumpkin Found Here*


Steps
1. Scoop all of the pumpkin's stringy insides out of the pumpkin and into a bowl.

2. Separate the seeds from the flesh and strings.

3. Place the seeds in a strainer or colander and discard the rest.

4. Rinse the seeds under cold water. Make sure all the pumpkin meat and strings is off the seeds; it will burn in the oven.

5. Soak the seeds (optional).

• Fill a large bowl about 2/3 with water.
• Add salt to the water until it is saturated.
• Place seeds in the salt-water solution and let soak for about 2 days.
• Dump all of the water out of the bowl.

6. Dry the seeds with paper towels.

7. Season the seeds. This is where you can get as creative as you want. Here are some ideas:

• sprinkle with additional salt
• toss every cup of seeds with 1 tbsp of vegetable, olive or canola oil until the seeds are coated; it will help additional seasonings stick
• substitute melted butter for the oil
• season with chili powder, garlic powder, cajun seasoning, and/or other strong flavors for a savory snack
• season with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg for a sweet snack
• toss the seeds in sauce like hot sauce, soy sauce, Worchestershire sauce, etc.

8. Spread the seeds on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Make sure there is only one layer of seeds.

9. Roast the seeds. There are several ways to do this:

1. Broil - Preheat your oven to the "Broil" setting, so only the top element is activated. Place the sheet into the preheated oven. Watch carefully, as different ovens broil at a variety of temperatures. This should usually take no more than 10 minutes. When the top of the seeds has turned brown, you can do one of two things based on your texture preferences: (a) Remove the pan now for a slightly crispy and nutty texture, or (b) remove the pan and flip the seeds over. Replace back in the oven and toast another 10 minutes, or until brown. This yields a very crispy and salty seed.
2. Bake - Preheat the oven to 150º C or 300º F and leave the pumpkin seeds in there until browned (45 - 55 minutes), shaking them around every 5-10 minutes to prevent burning.
3. Microwave - Put the seeds in the microwave for 2 minutes. Take them out, stir, and put them back in for 1 minute. Keep stirring them after every minute in the microwave until they're crispy enough.
4. Pan - Roast them in a pan, constantly shifting them around so that they roast evenly and don't stick to the pan.

10. Set them aside to cool. Hot pumpkin seeds can burn your skin.

11. Store seeds in an air-tight container and refrigerate them for up to two months.

Tips
* Roast pumpkin seeds while carving your pumpkin so you will have a tasty snack when you are finished.

* They can also be added to a salad or soup.

* A small toaster oven will use a lot less electricity and will work just as well as a full size oven in a stove. Use a toaster over if you have only one pumpkin's worth of seeds. Larger ovens are best for several pumpkins.

* If you want seeds for regrowing your beauties as well as seeds to eat, separate some of your seed harvest and spread them out to dry on a screen, cookie tray or even a large dish. Air dry the seeds for several days, in direct sunlight if possible. Store the completely dried seeds in a glass jar with an airtight lid; this will keep them viable until ready for planting next spring.

* This roasting method also works for squash seeds.

Warnings
* People with heart disease or who are trying to avoid excess salt in their diet should avoid this salty treat. Remember though, unsalted pumpkin seeds are also very tasty!

Special thanks to Lacoste for the pretty photo

Oh awesome !!!!!!!! I love pumpkin seeds.

I Have a HUGE pumpkin waiting to be carved,as I love pumkin as a vegetable,and I love pumpkin pie also.

'Cept this year I have to substitute the sugar

Hope you'll find the *How To Carve a Pumpkin* guide helpful, and I have a recipe for baking pumpkin pie in the pumpkin coming down the vine

yep Ive read that already


Woot,what more could I ask,

*copies and pastes this recipe in note pad for futur refrence* Thanks for this recipe too I was going to hunt a recipe for that down but haven't gotten to it yet.. and well you made that search easy eheh.. Thanks a bunch=D

I did the same Zekky.

I put it in practice, luckily I checked them after 7 minutes with the oven on broil, had I let it go any longer they'd be toast.

lol i sent recipe over to wife i love pumpkin seeds

My Mom and I made some pumpkin seed after we carved a pumpkin this Halloween it was my first time making them. They turned out great but since it was a very large pumpkin we had some left over seeds and left them in a bowl. Bad idea the next day the seeds were all mushy and soggy. Next time I'll definitely put the seeds in a zip lock bag.

Green??

Soggy???

What happend?

I made some and Im addicted now !!!!!!!