If you normally throw away your
pumpkin seeds after you have hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, spare
a thought for the pumpkin seeds benefits. I think we are all now
aware of how healthy seeds are for your dietary needs. See below for
a Pumpkin Seed Recipe
that even the children will enjoy.
Before roasting pumpkin seeds they must be prepared. After you have
hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, place all the pumpkin seeds in a
bowl. You need to remove all the stringing pumpkin flesh from the
seeds. Pumpkin seeds will dry and be harder to clean if you don’t do
this as soon as you have finished hollowing out your pumpkin, so
ensure you clean them while the flesh is still moist.
Place the seeds in a strainer and
rinse under cold water removing any flesh that is still left on the
seeds. Pumpkin seeds then need to be spread on a sheet of waxed
paper and left to dry overnight. If you want the seeds salted then
place in a bowl of saltwater first and leave overnight. Next day
remove from the bowl and spread on waxed paper leave overnight to
dry. If you are roasting pumpkin seeds in the oven or in the
microwave the preparation is the same.
Pumpkin Seed Recipe (seeds cooked
in the microwave)
Take a rectangular baking dish
which is suitable for microwave cooking and place salted butter in
the baking dish. Heat the butter for approximately 30 seconds. Add
the seeds and coat with the melted butter. Next spread the seeds
over the base of the dish in one single even layer. Roasting pumpkin
seeds should take about 8 minutes on high (until they are a light
golden color) but if you set the microwave for 2 minutes at a time
and keep stirring the cooking seeds to prevent them from burning you
will be able to get a better idea as to how long they will take as
some microwaves are more powerful than others. After cooking,
pumpkin seeds can be sprinkled your favorite seasoning.
Pumpkin Seed Recipe (seeds cooked
in the Oven)
After you have finished preparing
your seeds, place them in a roasting dish or tray and spray with
butter spray. If you have a gas oven it needs to be on gas mark 4.
(For electric ovens 350 F,180 C). Roasting pumpkin seeds should take
about one hour to cook until a light golden brown. After cooking,
seeds can be sprinkled with your favorite seasoning and then allow
the pumpkin seeds to cool before being eaten. After Halloween, for a
change why not try cooking seeds from butternut and acorn squash
prepare and cook in exactly the same way as roasting pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin seeds – How to Store Your
Pumpkin Seeds - Pumpkin seeds will last a good while after you have
cooked them so if you feel energetic and have plenty of seeds then
you could make a large batch for whenever you fancy some. At room
temperature in an airtight container the seeds will last for up to
three months but up to 12 months if you store them in an airtight
container in the fridge.
Baked pumpkin seeds are a great
source of fibre and nutrition. If you are trying to loose weight use
low fat butter or butter spray when you roasting pumpkin seeds and
then if you feel a little peckish at any time have some seeds.
Pumpkin seeds will benefit you much more than from a fattening
nibble. You can store your pumpkin seeds in airtight containers at
room temperature for up to 3 months. If you choose to refrigerate
them, they will last for up to a year in an air tight container.
Pumpkin seeds benefits are many,
amongst other things they are a very good source of the minerals
phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, amino acids and zinc. Eating
pumpkin seeds will improve your nutrition. Seeds are also a good
source of other minerals including zinc, iron and copper and a good
source of protein Vitamin C and other nutrients, such as Niacin,
Vitamin E, and vitamin K, Calcium, Iron and other vitamins, and are
even said to lower cholesterol, improve bladder function, ease
depression and prevent kidney stones.
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