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Roasted Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

- makes 1 cup -
Zest Factor: Medium

Ingredients

1 cup pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (or smoked paprika would work nicely too)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. On a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet, add pumpkin seeds. Try to remove as much pulp from the seeds as possible.

3. In a small bowl, combine oil, paprika, chili powder and salt. Stir to combine. Toss oil with pumpkin seeds, and coat evenly.

4. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool, and serve.

5 Comments:

Sounds delicious. How do you keep the seeds from popping all over the oven, though? My seeds always behave like confetti on New Year's Eve.

Just a tip - if you soak the seeds in a saltwater brine overnight - and then let them dry before doing the above recipe - they'll have this great salty crunch and not be nearly as tough to eat.

Otherwise - great recipe!

Now that's what I'm talking about! What a great idea. I love it. And Jimmy0x52, thanks for the tip on soaking them over night. That's a smashing good idea. ;-)

Baking Pumpkin seeds is one of of my favorite childhood memories with my mom.

When we made these as kids, we brought them to a boil in salt water and then let them sit overnight, before roasting at a low heat. They were ready when they had lightened considerably in color and had dried completely.

Definitely not 350 for the oven.

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