Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingrediants
Pumpkin seeds
Salt
Preparation
When you are cleaning your pumpkin before carving the SpookMaster design, save the seeds in a bowl. Do not wash your seeds prior to roasting. Washing can remove some of the flavor.
Remove the seeds from the strings and place a single layer on a cookie sheet. Try and make an even layer, the less they lay on each other, the better they can bake.
Add salt to taste and bake at 250 degrees until dry, stirring occasionally. Bake for about 15 to 30 minutes or until the start to turn a very light gold.
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Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
Ingrediants
Pumpkin seeds
Salt
5 tablespoons - Sugar
¼ teaspoon - Salt
¼ teaspoon - Ground cumin
¼ teaspoon - Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon - Ground ginger
Pinch - Cayenne pepper
1-¼ tablespoons - Peanut oil
Preparation
When you are cleaning your pumpkin before carving the SpookMaster design, save the seeds in a bowl. Do not wash your seeds prior to roasting. Washing can remove some of the flavor.
Remove the seeds from the strings and place a single layer on a cookie sheet. Try and make an even layer, the less they lay on each other, the better they can bake.
Add salt to taste and bake at 250 degrees until dry, stirring occasionally. Bake for about 15 to 30 minutes or until the start to turn a very light gold.
In a medium bowl combine 3 tablespoons of the sugar and the salt, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne.
Heat peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add pumpkin seeds (after they are baked) and 2 tablespoons sugar. Cook until sugar melts and the pumpkin seeds begin to caramelize, about 45 to 60 seconds.
Transfer pumpkin seeds to bowl with spices and stir well to coat. Let cool.
You can store the seeds in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Marshmallow Ghosts (Candy)
Ingrediants
Marshmallows
4" lollipop sticks
Melting chocolate (your color choice)
Black decorating gel
Preparation
Stick marshmallows into 4" lollipop sticks and place them in the freezer for about 15 minutes, until they are cold.
While the marshmallows are chilling, melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave.
Remove the marshmallows from the freezer and dip them lightly in the melted chocolate for a thin coating. To get a mummy look, swirl them a bit to look like layers of white wrapped around it. Ghosts should be dunked to make a little twisted peak on top. Frankenstein can be dunked and a spoon used to flatten the chocolate on top.
Push the sticks into a block of styrofoam to cool. If you stick them in the fridge it shouldn't take long for them to set up.
Add faces after they harden. Using a small tube of black decorating gel, with a small tip, carefully paint on two ghostly eyes onto the marshmallow. Add a little mouth as well.
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Jack O' Lantern Pizza
Ingrediants
1 - Pre-made soft pizza crust
1 bag - Pre-cut pepperoni
1 (8 oz.) bag - Mozzarella & cheddar cheese mix
1 - Container pizza sauce
1 - Green pepper
Assorted veggies that you like
Jack O' Lantern or shaped or round baking pan
Preparation
Following the instructions on the pizza crust tube for pre-baking the crust after you shape it to the pan. After the crust is done, cover it with the pizza sauce of your choice, add pepperoni and any veggies you want.
Cover liberally with the cheddar/mozzarella cheese mix, making sure to cover anything underneath it. Cut green peppers in to thin slivers, save a larger piece to make the stem. Lay pieces out to make the indentations of the pumpkin. Cut pieces of pepperoni to make the eyes, nose and mouth of the Jack O' Lantern. You could also use a yellow pepper to do this for variation on a meatless pizza.
Bake according to the instructions on the pizza crust wrapper, usually about 20 minutes, but you'll know when it's done. Serve hot, while the cheese is still soft.
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Black Cat Cupcakes
Ingrediants
1 ¼ cup - Oreo cookie crumbs
18 ¼ ounces - Chocolate cake mix
24 pieces - Halloween Oreo cookies
16 ounces - Milk chocolate frosting
Black string licorice
Jelly beans
Semisweet chocolate chips
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 24-2 ½ inch muffin cups with cooking spray and flour; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes.
Remove from pans; cool on wire rack. Make cat faces on each of the remaining 24 cookies: using some frosting, attach 4-1 ½ inch licorice strings for whiskers, 2 jelly bean halves for eyes and 2 chocolate chips for ears.
Let set at least 30 minutes. Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. Stand cat faces on edge on each cupcake. Place 3-inch piece licorice string on back half of each cupcake for tail.
Makes 24 cupcakes.
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