preserving scapes

This recipe explains how to dry garlic scapes and also how to grind it into powder

Drying Garlic Scapes and Making Garlic Scape Powder

garlic scapes

Wash the garlic scapes and let them air dry.

Trim away the tip from each scape just below the flower bud (see photo). Discard the tips or save them for making vegetable broth.

Cut the scapes into 1/2&quot; to 1&quot; pieces. Arrange them single layer on dehydrator trays.

Dehydrate at 135º until dry and brittle; this will take about 24 hours.Yes, they take a long time to fully dehydrate! To speed up the process, see the alternate step explained below.

Let the dried scapes cool down before placing them into a glass jars(s). Tighten the lid(s) and store in a cool, dry, dark location for best results.

How to dehydrate scapes

To make garlic scape powder, grind about a cup of dried scapes in a bullet blender, or other blender. A coffee grinder used for this purpose would also work.1 cup of dried scapes will yield about 3/4 cup of powder.

Store the powder in a small glass jar with a tight fitting lid. As an optional step, add a few small dried beans to the jar to help absorb any remaining moisture; this will also help to prevent clumping.

How to make scape powder

Hello Judy,
Do you know if drying them on a rack in a convection oven with only the oven light and fan would work?
I do not  own a dehydrator.
I just cut most of my scapes and like the idea of making them into powder for future use. 
Thank you

I followed your recipe and made Garlic Scape powder for the first time ever!  Thank you for teaching me how to do it.  I used the left over scapes and cooked them in water.  It says to make a vegetable broth I have to process the broth in a pressure canner.  Can I do it in a water bath canner instead?

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