Celtic Cooking Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Whilst carving our Jack O’Lantern, we always save the seeds. Roasted pumpkin seeds are delicious, and are rich in nutritious minerals such as zinc.  Preheat the oven to 250F  Wash the pumpkin seeds to remove all the pulp, and place in a bowl. Melt a wee bit of butter in a pan and then pour in the seeds slowly, tossing while you go. Do not use too much butter, but just enough to lightly coat the seeds. Add salt, spread the seeds out over a baking pan and bake, turning occasionally, until crisp and lightly golden browned. Overcooking causes the nuts to toughen and lose flavor. See also: Samhain Page last updated 12 Oct 2008 Ireland's OWN Logos and Website Design by Míchealín Daugherty Copyright © 2008 Ireland's OWN