Perfect Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups raw cleaned whole pumpkin seeds
• 0.5 cups Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce , such as Tabasco®
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• 0.75 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
• 1.5 tablespoons cayenne pepper , or to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the pumpkin seeds in a container with a lid, and mix in the Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, bacon grease, and liquid smoke flavoring. Cover the container, and allow to stand overnight.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven's broiler, and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.

3. 3

   Remove the seeds from the flavorings with a slotted spoon, and transfer into a bowl. Mix the cayenne pepper and garlic salt into the seeds, and stir to coat well. Spread the seeds over a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with additional salt.

4. 4

   Roast the seeds under the broiler until toasted and golden brown, about 8 minutes; turn the seeds over twice during broiling. Cool to room temperature.