If you normally
throw away your pumpkin seeds after you have
hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, spare a thought
for the pumpkin seeds benefits. I think we are all
now aware of how healthy seeds are for your dietary
needs. See below for a
Pumpkin Seeds Recipe that even the
children will enjoy.
Before cooking
seeds they must be prepared. After you have hollowed
out your Jack-O-Lantern, place all the pumpkin seeds
in a bowl. You need to remove all the stringing
pumpkin flesh from the seeds. If you don’t do this
as soon as you have finished hollowing out your
pumpkin they will dry and be harder to clean, so
ensure you clean them while the flesh is still
moist.
Place the seeds
in a strainer and rinse under cold water removing
any flesh that is still left on the seeds. Spread
the cleaned pumkin seeds on a sheet of waxed paper
and leave to dry overnight. If you want the seeds
salted then place in a bowl of saltwater first and
leave overnight. Next day remove from the bowl and
spread on waxed paper leave overnight to dry. If you
are cooking pumpkin seeds in the oven or in the
microwave the preparation is the same.
Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
(seeds cooked in the microwave)
Take a
rectangular baking dish which is suitable for
microwave cooking and place salted butter in the
baking dish. Heat the butter for approximately 30
seconds. Add the seeds and coat with the melted
butter. Next spread the seeds over the base of the
dish in one single even layer. Cooking seeds should
take about 8 minutes on high (until they are a light
golden colour) but if you set the microwave for 2
minutes at a time and keep stirring the cooking
seeds to prevent them from burning you will be able
to get a better idea as to how long they will take
as some microwaves are more powerful than others.
After cooking, pumpkin seeds can be sprinkled your
favourite seasoning.
Pumpkin Seeds
Recipe (seeds cooked in the Oven)
After you have
finished preparing your seeds, place them in a
roasting dish or tray and spray with butter spray.
If you have a gas oven it needs to be on gas mark 4.
(For electric ovens 350 F,180 C). Roasting pumpkin
seeds should take about one hour to cook until a
light golden brown. After cooking, seeds can be
sprinkled with your favourite seasoning and then
allow the pumpkin seeds to cool before being eaten..
After Halloween, for a change why not try cooking
seeds from butternut and acorn squash prepare and
cook in exactly the same way as roasting pumpkin
seeds.
To Store Your
Pumpkin Seeds - Pumpkin seeds will last a good while
after you have cooked them so if you feel energetic
and have plenty of seeds then you could make a large
batch for whenever you fancy some. At room
temperature in an airtight container the seeds will
last for up to three months but up to 12 months if
you store them in an airtight container in the
fridge.
Baked pumpkin
seeds are a great source of fibre and nutrition. If
you are trying to loose weight use low fat butter
or butter spray when you cooking pumpkin seeds and
then if you feel a little peckish at any time have
some seeds. Benefit from this much more than from a
fattening nibble. You can store your pumpkin seeds
in airtight containers at room temperature for up to
3 months. If you choose to refrigerate them, they
will last for up to a year in an air tight
container.
Pumpkin seeds
benefits are many, amongst other things they are a
very good source of the minerals phosphorus,
magnesium, manganese, amino acids and zinc. Eating
pumpkin seeds will improve your nutrition. Seeds are
also a good source of other minerals including zinc,
iron and copper and a good source of protein
Vitamin C and other nutrients, such as Niacin,
Vitamin E, and vitamin K, Calcium, Iron and other
vitamins, and are even said to lower cholesterol,
improve bladder function, ease depression and
prevent
kidney stones.
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