Fall Fun

I LOVE FALL!  I bought some pumpkins last for a really good price of 29 cents a pound at Alberstons and as we were carving them I decided I would try to make roasted pumpkin seeds...why waste them? I found a good recipe at allrecipes.com and decided to try it!

I did alter the recipe a little bit, but by suggestion from a user who had also tried the recipe. I couldn't believe how easy it was!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I took the seeds from two medium sized pumpkins getting about 2+ cups.

They're going to be covered with orange goo so get yourself a colander and rinse and re-rinse!

It's not going to hurt the seeds, but just get as much of it off as you can!

So you have your seeds rinsed and in a bowl.  The suggestion I followed was to boil the seeds for about 20 minutes in salt water to get the seeds really clean and really infuse the salty flavor.  You'll boil them till they turn a orangy-gray color.  

Lay them as single layer as you can on a greased baking sheet...I just used butter flavored cooking spray. I sprinkled the seeds with a little onion powder, garlic powder and sea salt and let them dry out over night..at LEAST 12 hours.

The seeds should be back to a white/gray color when they're dry enough so preheat your oven to 300 deg and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. They should be a nice golden brown color.  Seal in an air-tight container and enjoy!