Soaking seeds - that's a lot of salt!

[cristeen]

So I'm embarking on my first batch of crispy nuts/seeds.  And the walnuts call for 2 teaspoons of salt per 4 c of nuts, but the pumpkin seeds call for 2 TABLEspoons per 4 c.  That's a big difference!  Are these gonna turn out salty with all that salt?  Why the difference in amounts of salt?

I also have sunflower seeds to do - I figure I should treat them like pumpkin, is that right? 

My main use for my sunflower and pumpkin seeds is in granola, so I don't want them salty. I'm going to prep them and wait to add the salt until someone can reassure me on the amount to use.

ETA - How about Brazil nuts?  They're not in the book.  Which nut should I treat them like?

Edited by cristeen - 5/7/11 at 12:31pm

[laohaire]

If it's for granola I would imagine you would be fine not using any salt, and then salting the finished mixture to taste.

[wasabihoneybee]

Yeah, I would wait. That sounds like a lot of salt!!

[BubblingBrooks]

FYI they do not taste salty
And just to be sure. you can rinse them before drying them.