Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Fall is here! I picked up this pumpkin today to make one of my favorite foods, roasted pumpkin seeds! This is the recipe I use every year! Enjoy :)

Pumpkin!, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

1.5 cups of pumpkin seeds
2 teaspoons melted butter
Pinch of salt

If you have more or less than 1.5 cups of seeds don't worry, just add or subtract a bit of butter to compensate. Believe me, it's hard to mess up pumpkin seeds! :)

Pumpkin Seeds, originally uploaded by jenib320.

1. Carve your pumpkin and separate the seeds from the stringy-innards!

2. Put your seeds in a strainer and rinse to get rid of stray innards.

3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lay seeds out to dry on a towel for 10-15 minutes.

Pumpkin Seeds, originally uploaded by jenib320.

4. Pour seeds, butter, and salt onto a cookie sheet (that has sides!). Carefully mix with a spatula. Spread seeds out evenly by gently shaking the pan.

5. Roast seeds for 45 minutes. Mixing the seeds every 15 minutes.

Pumpkin Seeds, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Enjoy those seeds! :)