Roasting Pumpkins Seeds
My daughter and youngest son carved their pumpkin last night! It turned out very good. My daughter did the carving and my 8 year old had a blast cleaning out the “guts” of the pumpkin! 
I have roasted pumpkin seeds before and didn’t care for them. I recently found this recipe on the Taste of Home site and wanted to give it another try.
The process is pretty easy. But, alas… I still do not like them. I don’t like the hulls. They don’t chew up well!
I did a little bit of research on hulling pumpkin seeds. It seems that they are healthier if you eat the hulls and the seeds. But you can hull them:
To hull the seeds, break them up with a rolling pin, then drop the seeds into a large bowl filled with water. Stir vigorously. The kernels will sink to the bottom and the shells will float. Then roast the seeds to your liking.
I don’t know if I will try that or not next year. We’ll see. Seems to me that if you are smashing them with a rolling pin that you would be smashing the seed inside too? Maybe roasting them first would make the hull brittle and easier to crack with light pressure.
Have you ever roasted pumpkin seeds? What recipe did you use? Did you like them? Have you ever hulled pumpkin seeds? Please share any tips you have by leaving a comment below!
By the way, the carved pumpkin turned out awesome, don’t you think? “Ichabod’s Fate” is the name of the pattern. They found the pattern at Pumpkin Masters.
