Ingredients:
1 ½ cups raw pumpkin seeds
Salted: 1 ½ tbsp butter, 1/2 tsp salt
Cinnamon: 1 ½ tbsp butter, ¼ tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp white sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp salt
Spicy: 1 ½ tsp chili powder, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, 3/4 tsp salt, 3 tsp lime juice
Drying seeds and roasting seeds are two different processes.
To Dry Seeds:
1. Carefully wash pumpkin seeds to remove the clinging fibrous pumpkin tissue.
2. Pumpkin seeds can be dried in the sun, in a dehydrator at 115-120ºF for 1 to 2 hours, or in an oven on warm for 3 to 4 hours. Stir them frequently to avoid scorching.
To Roast Seeds:
1.Take dried pumpkin seeds, toss with desired seasoning ingredients (liquid ones first followed by premixed dry ones) and roast in a preheated oven at 250ºF for 10 to 20 minutes, or until golden.