- 1). Cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp with a spoon. Then separate the seeds from the pulp. Keep the two halves of the pumpkin to cook in a warming winter stew.
- 2). Boil the seeds in salted water. Add 2 cups of water for every 1/2 cup of seeds, and 1/2 tbsp. of salt.
- 3). After 10 minutes, strain the pumpkin seeds from the salted water. They will have absorbed extra minerals from the sea salt, and are now ready to be dried.
- 4
Coat the baking tray with olive oil.Bottle of Olive Oil image by kellykramer from Fotolia.com
Place the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet that has been coated with olive oil. Do not worry about removing the outer husks---they can be eaten as long as the seeds have been prepared and dried in the correct way. - 5
Oven-dried pumpkin seeds are a healthy, savoury snack.pumpkin seeds 1 image by James Lewis from Fotolia.com
Bake the seeds in the oven at 375 degrees until they are golden brown, or for about 12 minutes. - 6). Allow the seeds to cool before eating.
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