Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I don't go bonkers over seeds and nuts or any of those snacky sort of foods, much preferring chocolate of any kind. Since I have turned so many seeds over to the worms for composting already, I thought this time I might as well roast a few.

Elise over at Simply Recipes has a technique that I had to try. It sounds like it beats the "sprinkle with salt and bake" method. 

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
adapted from Simply Recipes
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pumpkin seeds
salt
olive oil

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Measure the pumpkin seeds in a cup measure.

The seeds had been rinsed and sat in a bowl of water overnight. I poured them into the fat separator, plopped the grey filter on it to hold the seeds in, then poured the water out. Fat separator = seed retainer + measuring cup.

Transfer the seeds to a medium saucepan. Add 4 cups of water and 2 tablespoon of salt to the pan for every cup of pumpkin seeds.

About 2.25 cups of seeds meant 9 cups of water and 4.5 tbsp of salt.

Bring the salted water and pumpkin seeds to a boil. Let simmer for 10 minutes.

Before the water even comes close to boiling, you'll see humidity INSIDE the seeds. Trippy!

Remove from heat and drain.


Meanwhile, coat the bottom of a roasting pan with olive oil, about a tablespoon.


Spread the seeds out over the roasting pan in a single layer.


Bake on the top rack until the seeds begin to brown, 5-25 minutes, depending on the size of the seeds; the larger the seeds, the more time required.


When nicely browned, remove the pan from the oven and let cool on a rack. Cool seeds completely.


Nice! I like these. Crunchy and salty but without making a mess. The salt is inside the seeds! Brilliant!

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