October 31, 2010
We carved pumpkins tonight with Michael's brother, Isaac, and his lovely wife, Angie. Angie shared with me her family's way of roasting pumpkin seeds. 
I'm really hoping this recipe will reach you just in time to try it out!
Hanson Family Pumpkin Seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp melted butter
Since our pumpkin seeds were pretty wet already, I skipped the melted butter part. But I'm sure it would make these even yummier!
If you've got dry-ish pumpkin seeds, melt the butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Dump in the pumpkin seeds and mix them around so they're coated with butter. In another bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon, then dump that onto the pumpkin seeds. Mix them all around so they are all coated in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and spray it with cooking spray. Spread them out on the baking tray in a single layer. Roast at 350F/180C until they're golden and crispy, about 20 minutes.
Once you take them out of the oven, let them cool for a minute. Then you should be able to peel the layer off and break it into chunks. Then just munch away!
They're a fantastic combination of crispy, nutty, and cinnamon-sugary.
Way to go, Hanson family!
And I roasted about half the seeds the way my family always did - spread them out on a tray and shake a bunch of coarse salt all over. Roast until they're golden and toasted. Equally yum!
And here's a picture of our carved pumpkins - fairly traditional in the end. But not a bad showing from Michael and Isaac, who say they've never carved pumpkins before! 
Happy Halloween, friends!
4 comments:
Great post! Thanks for the shout out. Can't wait to share this with my family. Pretty sure your picture makes my pumpkin look way cooler than it actually is!
Hi Emily!
I'm enjoying reading your blog. You're always had a gift for writing!
Nancy shared a link when you did the post on her garden.
Looks like you are having a wonderful adventure and taking it all in. Anita Smith
Great carving job all around. I'm inspired! And after the pumpkin seed post, I'm hungry.
I must totally agree with angie on her post that your photography skills may have made us look like pro's when really we are not very good at carving, well, Michael is not bad but he cheated!!!!
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