Pumpkin seeds

[WednesdayGirl]

My favorite thing about carving pumpkins is roasting and eating the seeds. I'd be interested to hear about the different ways in which people prepare them. I usually just stick 'em in the oven for a few hours on low heat after rinsing and sprinkling with some salt. I'd like to try something different this year. Any ideas/recipies?

[Suzanne F]

I've found that "brining" them gives a more even salt flavor: dissolve salt in water, add the clean seeds, mix thoroughly, drain, then bake.

Haven't tried any other flavorings, though.

[APPS411]

I've dusted them w/ a mixture of salt, a little cheyene and very little bit of cinnamon, and slow roasted them till they get a light brown.

They were good.

I used them to top a autumn squash stew.

[Jim Dixon]

Pumpkin seeds have always been my favorite part of Halloween, and with the boys grown up and moved out, we don't really carve jack'o'lanterns anymore. I have found that seeds from the other winter squash varieties roast up just as well, but there are never enough of them. Here's how I roast the seeds.

I put them in a bowl of water because I've found it makes it easier to separate the slippery pulp from the seeds. But if I don't get it all off I don't worry. I put the drained seeds in a bowl and toss with soy and a few shots of tabasco, then spread on a baking sheet and cook in a low oven (250-300) until they're done...the soy-tabasco dries on the seeds and leaves a salty, slightly hot coating.

These never last too long, and once the boys realized how good they were I had to stash small containers in the back of the cabinets just so I could have a chance to eat some.

Jim

[aaustin]

toss them in butter, brown sugar, a good amount of salt (or even seasoning salt, if you like), a bit of cinnamon and a tad bit of worcestershire sauce. Salty, sweet, spicy....yum. You may want to put some parchment down because they get a little sticky.

[Saffy]

Any particular variety of pumpkin that you need to roast the seeds?

Usually at this time of year we only have crown pumpkin available here ( the bluish ones with nice flesh)

I have kept a big halloween type pumpkin from last season for a jack o lantern though .. ahh the trials of living in the southern hemisphere.