Pumpkin Seeds?

Gingham_Ribbon

I'm glad you asked this, SoScrooge. I was going to ask the same question. Also, does anyone know if other squashes' seeds are okay to eat?

How long do people roast them for?

Queenie

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

I'm glad you asked this, SoScrooge. I was going to ask the same question. Also, does anyone know if other squashes' seeds are okay to eat?

How long do people roast them for?

How to clean and roast pumpkin seeds

Haven't used seeds from other squashes so can't answer that one GR

Dustykitten

Just as it says. I love pumpkin seeds. I'm about to scoop out the pumpkin for Halloween and wondered if I could dry the seeds for eating?

Also when you buy crushed seeds how do they do it? Can I bash them with a rolling pin or put them in the magimix?

soappie

Yes, you can eat the pumpkin seeds. I roast them.

Wash them well then pat them dry with a teatowel.
Put on a baking tray that's been greased with a little olive oil.
Sprinkle with some more olive oil, fresh ground salt and black pepper
Pop in the oven for about 40-45 mins at gas mark 3/160 deg C

And voila, a tasty, v. nutritious snack that can be eaten hot or cold

Dustykitten

Thanks - how long will they last? You get a lot in a large bargin pumpkin!

witchypoo

I did ours differently this year after I read about the 'native american way' of preparing them: rinse well in a colander then put in a bowl of water into which you have added some salt (it should be still drinkable, not too salty) and soak overnight. Then drain and roast at almost the lowest temperature you can set your oven too eg Gas Mark ½ or 1 or the equivalent on electric ovens until dry and slightly golden.

Mine took about 3 hours (to be honest I forgot all about them!) but they turned out delicious and don't need any extra salt or oil. I was concerned that the salt water would toughen them but the skins are more palatable than they usually are when I try roasting them. I had soaked mine for about 12 hours.

I would expect grinding them would make them into a useful additive for recipes etc, whatever you do they keep for a while in an airtight container - if the air gets to them, in the past I have had them go stale before.

Lizbetty

Try soaking them in Worcestershire sauce before you dry roast them with a bit of salt, they're lovely!

Dustykitten

Thanks Pink-winged. One more question. Why are the shop brought ones green and mine are white - is it just the outer husk?

I do love the picture of the pumpkin - spewing. I have a large green pumpkin which we grew which has not ripened I so may do that to it.

Seakay

Do people eat the outer husk? Like Duskykitten I have only bought green, hulled seeds from the shops before now and I've always been put off doing anything with pumpkin seeds from squashes I've been cooking because I couldn't discover an easy way to get the kernels out.

soappie

Dusty - I've no idea how long they will last because when I do them they get eaten within a couple of days so there's no chance of them going off!

Seakay, yes my recipe includes the outer husk and all. It's probably a really good source of fibre and adds a little 'crunch'.

Lordy-me I couldn't even contemplate spending all that time de-hulling them when they are just as good hulled.

Maybe we need a new mantra - life is too short to hull a pumpkin seed