Perfect Pumpkin Seeds

1 ½ cups raw cleaned whole pumpkin seeds

½ cup Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)

1 tablespoon bacon grease

¾ tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring

1 ½ tablespoons cayenne pepper, or to taste

1 tablespoon garlic salt

salt to taste

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.

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

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.

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.