BAVARIAN POT ROAST

3 to 4 lbs beef pot roast
1 tsp. oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp pepper
3 whole cloves
4 apples, cored and quartered
1 onion, sliced
1/2 cup apple juice or water
3 to 4 tbsp flour
3 to 4 tbsp water

Wipe roast and trim fat. Rub top of roast with oil. Dust with salt, ginger and pepper. Insert cloves in roast.

Put apples and onions in crockpot and top with roast. Pour in juice.

Cook on LOW 10-12 hrs or on HIGH 5-6 hours. Remove roast and apples.

Mix flour and water to a paste and stir into crockpot. Cover and cook until thickened.