O.K., I know I've seen the answer to this a million times, but now that I need it I can't find it anywhere!Can anyone here help? I have a zillion pumpkin seeds and I would like to roast them. I have washed them and they are now soaking in salty water; do I just spread them on a cookie sheet and pop in oven @ maybe 350 degrees-but for how long?I bet one of you knows this!thanks!

-- maureenb (firegirl102@hotmail.com), October 25, 2000

Answers

You got the answer! Usually you just bake them to your preference of crunchiness, start at 10 minutes, check them, and go from there. I do about 15 minutes @ 350 degrees. Have fun and enjoy! Annie in SE OH.

-- Annie Miller (annie@1st.net), October 25, 2000.

Thanks Annie;-)

-- maureenb (firegirl102@hotmail.com), October 25, 2000.

Don't forget to sprinkle them with a little garlic powder, cajun seasoning, salt or whatever your favorite spice is before baking!

-- Rose Marie Wild (wintersongfarm@yahoo.com), October 25, 2000.

Martha Stewart says don't wash them - just get off as much pulp as possible and salt with kosher salt - I think she dries them at a lower temp - maybe 250?

Also, I actually have never eaten pumpkin seeds - are they like sunflower seeds where you bite off the outer shell and eat the inner, tender seed? (I KNOW this is an unbeliveably dumb question!)

-- Poots (hemsley@hdo.net), October 27, 2000.

I think they are much better if you don't wash them.

-- Glynn Pennington (glynnpennington@yahoo.com), October 28, 2000.

Maybe we're primitive, but we just clean them of as much pulp as possible, spread them on cookie sheets, add salt, and bake (250-350) "until they are done"! GL.

-- Brad (homefixer@SacoRiver.net), October 31, 2000.