Roasted Salted Sunflower Seed - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sunflower seeds
2 quarts water
1/2 cup salt

Preparation

Place water and salt in a saucepan.
Rinse sunflower seeds and remove any plant or flower head matter.
Add sunflower seeds to water& salt in pan.
Bring water to a boil, then turn down to simmer.
Simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
When done, strain water& seeds through collander& allow seeds to dry on paper toweling.
Do not rinse.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Spread seeds on a cookie sheet& bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Stir frequently.
Remove from oven when seeds are slightly browned& fragrant.
NOTE: for salt free seeds, simply eliminate the first 7 steps& go straight into oven preparation (Step 8).