Pumpkin Seeds

So today I started a new cooking project that I have never done on my own before. I am making toasted pumpkin seeds. This started when I went home to my parent’s house earlier in the day to pick up some things for the upcoming winter season. I saw that my mother had made some seeds of her own. They were slightly burnt but I still had a bunch of them. Even though they were a little extra toasted the seeds still had a great flavor and that distinct pumpkin taste.

So when I got back today I picked up my girlfriend we got a medium sized pumpkin. I went to work cutting of the top and, for lack of a better word, gutting the insides out. This is a messy job and my apartment still smells like a pumpkin. After I gutted it my girlfriend started carving it up. She is the artistic one so I let her do her thing on that. While she was carving I went into the kitchen and started separating the pulp and stingy matter from the seeds. This was not easy task folks. I am sure that I missed some bits and pieces but I can live with that. I got most of the big pieces and ran the rest of the seeds under water until most of the goop and other pulpy stuff. When I was satisfied I put them in a bowl with salt and water and I am going to let them soak over night. Tomorrow afternoon I am going to oil them and salt them. I will toast them and let you know how it turns out. If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments please leave them below and have a great Halloween!