We, here at the palace, recently came across a regal roasted pumpkin seed recipe. We found it here: www.cooks.com. The King and Queen were most impressed with this fabulous recipe, but the princesses also delighted in these non-traditional roasted pumpkin seeds.
The Royal Chef in your home should PRE-HEAT the oven to 250 degrees.
Step1: Remove pulp, place seeds in a colander, and run cold water over them. When the seeds are clean dry them. Cooks.com suggests to put them between two paper towels. (We, at the palace, skipped the paper towel step and the seeds still tasted wonderful!)
Step 2: In a large skiller, saute 2 cups of pumpkin seeds, with 2 tablespoons of butter or 1.5 tablespoons of peanut or safflower oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. (We, at the palace, concocted a mixture of coconut oil, olive oil, and corn oil - as we are still experimenting with coconut oil (see previous posts)- we didn't measure per se - and we just added SEASONED salt to taste and topped it off with a royal tad of garlic salt).
Step 3: Stir in the skillet for 3 minutes. (We stirred on high in the skillet probably approximately 10 minutes, but then we had quite a royal bit more than 2 cups).
Step 4: Spread seeds evenly on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
Step 5: Taste, continue to bake an extra 15 minutes if necessary.
Step 6: Place on a paper towel to cool. (We, here at the palace, skipped this step and left the seeds on the pan to cool).
These seeds were absolutely royally delightful!
Enjoy!
Until next time, may your palace be sparkling, may your family be well fed and in good health, and your resources be plentiful, all because you choose to be wise and frugal, for both your family and your palace!
The Princess-i-fied Palace
