Why soak your nuts and seeds for the best granola ever By @wendythefoodscientist I've been doing this for a long time but rarely see it shared online, so here's my secret: soaking nuts and seeds before making granola. Why? 1. Cleaner flavor: Soaking rinsing leaches some bitter tannins (especially in walnuts/sunflower seed), so the nutty taste is smooth and clean. 2. Crispier bite: Soaking improves texture because the nuts and seeds swell, and after drying it is more brittle, more porous. The res

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