Friday, November 07, 2014

...roasting the seeds...

...these are the seeds from the Butternut Squash we roasted over the weekend...
...the first step is to separate the seeds from the 'brains'...
...the butternut seeds are smaller than pumpkin seeds...but still roast up perfectly deliciously...
...rinse one more time to make sure all the slime is gone...
...the boil in salted water for 10 minutes or so...
...drain and spread them out on a scrupulously clean towel...
...spread in one layer on a baking sheet and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil...
...really...just a little bit...I'd say less than a teaspoon...and stir them around...
...then bake at 400° F for about 10 minutes...
...pull them out and give them a stir...then back in the oven for another 10 minutes...then keep checking them every couple of minutes...because they'll go from perfectly crisp and delicious to overdone and burnt tasting pretty quickly...that's really the only tricky thing...
...and in the end you get two delicious treats from one squash...

...have you ever roasted your pumpkin seeds?...

~Have a lovely day!
Posted by affectioknit at 8:38 AM
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3 comments:

  1. Tracey ~ Clover11:08 AM

    I roast pumpkin seeds all the time and don't know why I've never roasted butternut squash. Well, that is going to change today!
    Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.

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  2. Maureen1:30 PM

    Had butternut squash soup today and hiffed the seeds out!

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  3. Karen10:30 PM

    yep, i, too have done pumpkin seeds but never thought to do any other seeds like butternut. good idea! hope i remember that next time i have a butternut!

    love, k

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