Anyone Have a Clue About Pumpkin Seeds?

[sparrow]

Morning, Everyone,

I'm making roasted pumpkin seeds for a fall gathering this weekend. The recipe calls for "fresh pumpkin seeds" which my brain immediately translated into "raw" pumpkin seeds, which I then went out and bought. The seeds I have are green. What's the status difference between these and the white ones I normally see? Can I use these raw ones? Will they turn white in cooking?

TIA!

Sparrow

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[Fach]

I think so. i always just scrape my out of the pumpkin when making a jack-o-lantern. Clean them off, oil and salt, then roast. Yum! I didn't know you could buy them raw. Are they fresh or dried? Obviously is dried their already roasted. Sorry, dumb question, it's early yet and I am behind on my caffine intake:+

 

[kathryn]

The white is actually an outer shell (which is edible). If you open the seeds, they will be a different color, or it may depend on the kind of seeds that are used and the maturity of the pumpkin (ie: the seeds in some pumpkins may be immature).

The white ones you see in the store have that shell still on and are roasted.

The raw ones will not turn white in cooking, but they are fine to use. I eat them 'as-is."

 

[mspina]

What Kathryn said.

There is an brief blurb in this months Cooking Light about "pepitas," which is apparently the name of the shelled pumpkin seed.

m.