ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS

Remove the seeds from the pumpkin

DO NOT WASH

(I leave the pumpkin flesh on the seeds I like the flavor)

add salt or seasoning of choice

stir to coat evenly

place on a baking sheet and cook 

200 degrees until dry

(about 2 hours or so)

stir often

There are many recipes out there that say to cook at 350 degrees

DON'T DO IT THEY BURN TO EASILY

These seeds are a fall harvest ritual around our house. 

 We snack on them all winter long.  They are full of fiber.

I usually just flavor with salt and bake

however this year I wanted to try something sweet

after roasting for 45 mins. by the above method,

 I put the warm seeds into a bowl

and stirred in some brown sugar and agave nectar

coated the seeds well and put back on the baking sheet and into the oven

this is very sticky

stir it often

I baked another hour and let set until cool

the coating hardens as it cools

then I simply broke apart the seeds

YUMMM,  DELICIOUS

hopped in my old truck and drove back to the pumpkin patch for more pumpkins!

I have also roasted other winter squash seed,

 but I prefer the seeds from pumpkins

I am going to experiment with other flavors

Here is what I'm thinking about.....

Wash seeds. 

 Dry. 

 Pour 2 tbs. melted butter,

1/2 to 1 tb. of spice (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg etc.)

and 1/8 to 1/4 cup of sugar

stir until seeds are well coated 

bake in a low, 200 degree oven until dry

pumpkins grown by my neighbor's kids

isn't this beautiful,
 pumpkin poetry

cut pumpkin into large sections and bake until soft
when cool put in freezer bags
I put in 2 cups
 (the amount I use for a pie)
I place a pie plate full of water underneath to steam the pumpkins
this keeps the inside edges from getting to dry
scoop out all the flesh and freeze.