\nI mention roasting pumpkin seeds in my article from October 29, 2024.<\/a> I roasted some more last Friday, with a similar approach, except for a couple of changes.<\/p>\n \nIt was a busy day; one of its activities was cleaning out pumpkins to carve jack-o-lanterns. I decided, on the fly, to keep the pumpkin seeds then roast them. In my hurry, I got a plastic bowl and, cleaning the pumpkins on the lawn, transferred the seeds from inside the pumpkins to the bowl. (Thankfully, I didn’t get rained on.)<\/p>\n \nNext, I brought the bowl full of pumpkin seeds to the kitchen, dumped them into a colander, and washed them several times. Was it enough? I hoped so.<\/p>\n \nOur oven doesn’t work right now, so I turned on the barbecue. While it was warming to 350F I got out two plain, uncoated steel pans and applied cooking spray to them. Next I dumped the seeds into the pans, spread them around, and then applied both salt and seasoning salt. One person they were intended for eats low-fat vegan, so I didn’t add any oil beyond the non-stick spray. I wondered how the seeds would turn out given that difference.<\/p>\n \nWhen the barbecue said 350F I put the two pans of seeds in and closed the lid. The temp kept drifting up, so I had to keep reducing the heat. Once in a while – maybe every five to ten minutes – I would turn the seeds with a spatula. I lost track of time, but the seeds might have been in for twenty minutes or more. I kept watching for signs they were starting to burn, but they never did.<\/p>\n Eventually I turned the barbecue off, leaving the trays of seeds within.<\/p>\n \nI’m not the one who collected the seeds from the barbecue, but a couple of hours later I had some. They were nicely dried, not burned, and nicely salty.<\/p>\n \nThe pumpkin seeds, in this case, never browned. Was that because they weren’t oiled? They tasted great, anyway…I’m not even the one who finished them:)<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about autumn living: the tutor continues about roasting pumpkin seeds. I mention roasting pumpkin seeds in my article from October 29, 2024. I roasted some more last Friday, with a similar approach, except for a couple of changes. It …<\/p>\n