re: help with making a roux

You can pre bake the flour in the oven and then store it in an airtight container. That is by far the easiest way. I haven't done it in awhile but you bake the flour for like 60-90 minutes, it gets to be a golden color. Then as soon as it hits the oil it gets even darker so don't over bake it. But I do a couple cups of flour at a time like this, works great.