Roux For Cajun Dishes The Easy, Fat-free Way

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 400f.
• 2 place flour and spread evenly in a large diameter cast iron skillet or other oven-safe, heavy pan
• 3 place in the center of the preheated oven.
• 4 bake for 60 to 70 minutes stirring every 15 minutes at first (i use a wisk or flat spatula).
• 5 after color develops on the flour, stir every 10 minutes or more often if near the end of the cook.
• 6 for a dark roux, the flour will be a dar tan. to judge color as you would with an oil-based roux, place a very small amount of browned flour in a few drops of water and press with the back of a spoon. the sample will be the color of the roux when added to a dish and for the time given will be a mahogony color.