Residents love getting involved!

Our residents love getting involved in everyday activities, especially those that bring back fond memories of home and family life.

Recently, residents at Iona had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful Elderslie Estate in Windsor, near Oamaru. Bev Rodwell, the estate’s owner and a previous member of the PSO Board, joined them in the van and gave everyone a fascinating guided tour and talk about the estate’s rich history.

As they were arriving, residents had noticed a lovely old apple tree laden with fruit. Bev kindly offered a large bag of apples to take home for baking, a gesture that was warmly appreciated.

The next morning, some of our amazing residents rolled up their sleeves and got to work, peeling and slicing, to create a delicious apple crumble.

These crumbles were shared with the Argyll residents in the dining room, bringing everyone together to enjoy a delicious treat!

There was lots of laughter and reminiscing about the days when they baked for their families. It’s these simple, familiar moments that make Iona truly feel like home for our residents, creating connection, purpose, and joy in everyday life.

Easy Apple Crumble Recipe

Ingredients filling
6-7 apples, peeled, cored, sliced/diced
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons flour
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For topping
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
120 grams butter/margarine, cold, cubed

Method

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.

Filling: Place apples into a medium bowl, add brown sugar, water and cinnamon and mix to coat the apples.

Transfer into baking dish, approx 20-23cm round, at least 5 cm deep and press apples down flat so no gaps remain.

Topping: In a medium bowl combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt and mix.

Add the cubed butter/margarine and rub with your fingers until it forms moist breadcrumbs, shaking the bowl to bring larger pieces of butter to the top and rubbing it all in as much as possible, a few lumps is ok.

Spread the topping evenly over the fruit.

Bake in the oven for at least 30 minutes or until the topping is a lovely golden brown and you can hear the fruit below sizzling.

This easy crumble can be re-heated or frozen for another day.

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