There are always plenty of pumpkins to carve up around and after
Halloween time and a great way to make use of the seeds is eat
them.
Here are some good recipes for preparing pumpkin seeds for
eating...and what a treat they are!
If they are toasted and salted properly they are wonderfully
crunchy and easy to eat. It helps if you are going to eat them
with the shells on if you use seeds from sugar pumpkins,
somewhat smaller than the mega-sized carving pumpkins (not
really pumpkins but large squash). The trick? Boil the seeds in
salted water first, and then toast them in the oven. Recipes on
how to make pumpkin seeds.
One medium sized pumpkin
Salt
Olive oil
1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut open the pumpkin and use a strong
metal spoon to scoop out the insides. Separate the seeds from
the stringy core. Rinse the seeds.
2 In a small saucepan, add the seeds to water, about 2 cups of
water to every half cup of seeds. Add a tablespoon of salt for
every cup of water. Bring to a boil. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and drain.
3 Spread about a tablespoon of olive oil over the bottom of a
cookie sheet, or spray well with Pam or that type of product.
Spread the seeds out over the cookie sheet, all in one layer.
Bake on the top rack for 20 minutes or until the seeds begin to
brown. When browned to your satisfaction, remove from the oven
and let the pan cool on a rack. Let the seeds cool all the way
down before eating. Either crack to remove the inner seed (a lot
of unnecessary work} or eat whole (which is the way most people
enjoy them).
Another great way how to make pumpkin seeds is to use is to use
them as a crust or coating.
Roast ½ cup pumpkin seeds with 4 clove garlic Process and add T.
oil and 2T bread crumbs. Use for fish, chicken, lamb etc.
Pumpkin seeds offer many potential health benefits! According to
many people, In addition to tasting great, they may also be used
to help treat parasitic infections, depression, enlarged
prostate, and urinary tract problems. Please note: None of these
benefits have been scientifically tested or proven. It's just
that the nutritional aspects of pumpkin seeds have been analyzed
and have been determined to be beneficial. Pumpkin seeds are
high in vitamin A, protein, essential fatty acids, amino acids,
calcium, iron, and fiber. It's easy to make this nutritious
snack.
Whichever way you decide how to make pumpkin seeds, enjoy them!
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