4 Different Uses for Winter Squash Seeds

We just served a stuffed squash dish at a dinner party. As a result we have lots of seeds on hand from butternut and acorn squashes. Here are four distinct ideas for putting them to use:

Cilantro & Pumpkin Seed Pesto by Real Food: 365

Kürbiskernbrot (Pumpkin Seed Bread) by A Bread a Day

Crunchy Granola with Oats, Nuts, Seeds and Vanilla-Maple Syrup at Teri's Kitchen

Nut, Seed, & Raisin Biscotti by Passionate About Baking

(Images: Real Food: 365, A Bread a Day, Teri's Kitchen, Passionate About Baking)

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Comments (6)

You can create a palanqueta!
This is for a different recipe you'd need only to add the seeds to the nuts/peanuts
http://cocina-mexico.com/ingles/menu/desserts/23.html

Don't forget Smitten Kitchen's pumpkin seed brittle (just in case you need MORE sugar this time of year, haha!)
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/pepita-brittle/

Question: Do you husky the pumpkin/squash seeds before using in the above recipes? I imaging the pesto would have an odd texture if the husks were blended in.

Follow-up Question: If the husks must be removed... what is a good way to remove them?

edit: "Do you *husk* (remove the shell of) the pumpkin/squash seeds..."

caliH - I'm not sure whether the recipe linked required hulling the seeds. I've seen some that do and some that don't, and this one doesn't mention it either way. However, I found a way to hull the seeds relatively easily from Yahoo Answers: "The seeds must be totally dry. Use a wooden mallet to hammer the seeds, shattering the the hull. Now transfer them in a stock pot full of water. Stir. The hull will float to top, the seeds will sink down to the bottom."

I like to save my squash guts and throw them into the pot when I make vegetable stock.

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