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how to perfectly roast pumpkin seeds

Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time40 minutes

Ingredients

  • seeds from a pumpkin 4-6 cups
  • water
  • sea salt
  • olive oil

Instructions

  • Clean pumpkin seeds and throw out all pumpkin residue.
  • Soak pumpkin seeds covered in water and swish around until all loose particles float and scoop them off and discard.
  • Just when you think you've rinsed them enough, place them on a baking sheet and sort through them to remove any more pumpkin pieces or residue.
  • This takes time, but the cleaner the pumpkin seeds are the nicer they will look and the crispier they will bake up.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. ( you will bake them after you boil them)
  • Place pumpkin seeds into a saucepan and cover with water and a teaspoon salt and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and cook on at a medium-low temperature for 10 minutes.
  • Strain seeds and then place seeds in a bowl with a teaspoon or two of olive oil to lightly coat the seeds and sprinkle them with salt.
  • Pour them out onto a baking sheet(s) in a thin layer.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes tossing them every 10 minutes and being careful not to brown them.
  • Test the pumpkin seeds to check for doneness.
  • They should be dry, crisp and the inside seed should not be brown, it should be a green color.