A Fun Fall Treat for the Home

With fall comes pumpkins, and with pumpkins comes seeds. Here’s a few recipes for pumpkin seeds for the whole family.

Pumpkin Seeds

1. Seed the pumpkin: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Using a spoon, scrape the pulp and seeds out of your pumpkin into a bowl.

2. Clean the seeds: Separate the seeds from the stringy pulp, rinse the seeds in a colander under cold water, then shake dry. Don’t blot with paper towels; the seeds will stick.

3. Dry them: Spread the seeds in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet and roast 30 minutes to dry them out.

4. Add spices: Toss the seeds with olive oil, salt and your choice of spices (see below). Return to the oven and bake until crisp and golden, about 20 more minutes.

• Sweet Toss with cinnamon and sugar (do not use salt in step 4).

• Indian Toss with garam masala; mix with currants after roasting.

• Spanish Toss with smoked paprika; mix with slivered almonds after roasting.

• Italian Toss with grated parmesan and dried oregano.

• Barbecue Toss with brown sugar, chipotle chile powder and ground cumin.