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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

10/24/05 @ 06:00:00 am, by Kate Hopkins Email 587 views • Categories: Winter Squash

Pumpkin Seeds

So, what to do with the remnants of a pumpkin? The answer is to create your own snack out of the seeds. As far as the pumpkin rind is concerned: well, I'll leave that up to you.

As silly as this sounds, this was the first recipe that my mom ever taught me. It's also very simple.

Note: These are great immediately out of the oven.

  • 1 cup, raw pumpkin seeds, pulp removed
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

In a small mixing bowl, combine seeds and butter. Coat seeds well. Add salt and cayenne pepper. Mix well.

Spread out seeds on a single layer on a cookie sheet.

Place pumpkin seeds in the oven until browned, approximately 45 - 55 minutes. Stir and shake in 5-10 minute intervals to prevent burning.

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Comment from: Jan [Visitor]
Dumb question: Can these be eaten as-is or do you have to remove the hulls or something?

Love the blog, by the way!
PermalinkPermalink 10/24/05 @ 09:13
Comment from: Kate Hopkins [Member] Email · http://www.accidentalhedonist.com
It's not a dumb question at all...They can be eaten as is. Do note that there is a similar element found in Pumpkin seeds that are found in beans, which may call for purchase of beano before hand. Your mileage may vary.

Thanks for the kudos!

-Kate
PermalinkPermalink 10/24/05 @ 09:45
Comment from: kim [Visitor] · http://www.walkernewyork.com/eats
I always want to roast my pumpkin seeds but get daunted at the cleaning part. Do you have a trick for getting all the slime off them? Or am I being unforgivably lazy?
PermalinkPermalink 10/25/05 @ 07:16
Comment from: Mithrandir [Visitor] · http://www.soundandfury.info
Is slime removal really necessary? Or do you mean pulp? The best way I know of to remove the pulp is to go through it by the handful, separating the pulp and seeds into separate bowls.

I seem to recall my mom just baked them slimy. They dry pretty quickly in a hot oven.
PermalinkPermalink 10/25/05 @ 13:50

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