Pumpkin Seed Help!

[preb]

My DD6 and DH are carving pumpkins and they want me to make roasted pumpkin seeds. Since I don't claim to be a domestic goddess, does anyone have any tips or tricks?

I did a search on the internet and some recipes say to soak them for days, while others just say to bake them at 300 degrees for 45 minutes with butter and salt. What do you do?

Also, how do you get all of the gross gooby stuff off of them?

TIA!

 

[justhat]

I can't help you on the roasting part as I am no domestic goddess either, but to get the stuff off, I just rinsed mine and put them on a paper towel to dry. I did this Wednesday night and Thursday morning they were dry with no pumpkin stuff stuck to them. Good luck roasting!

 

[Meriweather]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Pumpkin Seeds-Salted and Roasted

Recipe By :Harmons
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Miscellaneous

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 quart water
2 tablespoons salt
2 cups pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bring water and salt to boil. Add the seeds and boil for 10 minutes (or 15 if they are large seeds). Drain well. Combine seeds and butter in a roasting pan or dish and toss until the butter is melted and the seeds are evenly coated.
Roast for 25-30 minutes, or until the seeds are crisp and golden. Stir and toss often. Cool.
Pack in airtight containers. Mix with nuts for an interesting change of pace.

 

[Beth76]

I never soak them. I rinse them with water to get most of the stuff off. Then I add a little olive oil, salt and worcheshire sauce. Then bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

I rinse them, and let them "soak" while I sift through and get all the pumpkin gunk out then I use this recipe to roast them:

2 C raw, whole pumpkin seeds
1 ½ T margarine, melted
½ t salt
1/8 t garlic salt
2 t worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 275
Combine all ingredients
Spread seeds in shallow baking dish
Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally

Since I like the flavors of the ingredients, I usually double them without doubleing the pumpkin seeds (I do the same thing when I make chex mix!)

Happy roasting.

 

[DisneyDotty]

I rinse them with water and pull all the gunk off them. Then I spread them out on a jellyroll pan, put dabs of butter on top and sprinkle with salt. THen bake at 325 for a good 45 min. or til crispy/golden. Stir every 10 min. or so of baking.
Yum yum. Already finished eating half of them (we carved 7 pumpkins yesterday!)

 

[mickey65]

I just took some out of the oven. Just wash the seed to get the gunk off then blot them with a paper towel to get the excess water off. I just toss them on a cookie sheet with a bit of olive oil and salt (tonight I used garlic salt and they are YUMMY!) Cook them for about 45 minutes or so on 325ish. When they start to turn brown, you know they are ready.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I rinse mine to get the yuck off and then place them on an olive oiled cookie sheet being careful not to over lap. Then bake until they turn brown on 325.

 

[preb]

Thanks! They're in the oven now, so I'll let you know how they turned out. I went with the wash and bake method, with just some butter and plain salt. I thought I'd stick to the basics and maybe get creative next year. Gotta go stir!

 

[Mom2Ashli]

I guess I better go and get a pumpkin so I can have some seeds.

 

[golfgal]

I bake mine with the gunk on. It really adds extra flavor to the seeds. I coat them with a little olive oil, sea salt or garlic salt and bake.

 

[Denine]

I just wash, coat with salt while they are wet and bake. Yummy!