Roasted Punkin' Seeds, hon!

Hey, hons! 

This East Coast gal is trying to lengthen crab season by throwing some Old Bay on her punkin seeds! You should, too! Save those seeds from Mr. Jack O' Lantern and hang onto summer, DELMARVA style, with me! You should have 'em with an ice cold Natty Boh, too. 

Ingredients: 

Fresh punkin' seeds

Seafood seasoning

 (Old Bay works great. I used my favorite Crab Shack's version- Lazy Susan's) 

Olive Oil

My Lionel Richie Pumpkin

Soak your seeds in water for an hour or two (or overnight) just to get all the "pumpkin guts" (what my kids call it) off of them and let them dry a bit on a kitchen towel. Set your oven to 350º. Pick out any remaining guts and place the seeds in a large bowl. Add 4 teaspoons (2tsp per pumpkin) of oil and as much seafood seasoning/Old Bay as you want and lightly toss with your fingers. I probably added 1/4 cup? I was using the seeds from two large pumpkins, so, you be the judge of how much seasoning you want. Bake the seeds on a foil covered, pre-sprayed cookie sheet for 10-15minutes. Stir them around in the oven a few times just so all of the seeds are evenly baked (they should sound hollow) and voila!  Say hello to a delicious snack! I gave these to my after school program kids and they couldn't get enough!  The same baking principals apply to any other spice concoction you wish to use: cinnamon sugar, curry, lemon zest, garlic, etc.  The sky is the limit! Still, you can't beat the power of Old Bay!