Red Currant Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1/2 cup sugar
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon grated orange peel (or a few drops of orange flower water)
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 cup fresh red currant
    confectioners' sugar
Preparation
    In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
    Add both eggs and orange peel, or flower water and beat well.
    Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into the creamed mixture and lightly blend.
    Fold in the red currants.
    Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full and bake at 375\u00b0 for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done.
    Cool for 5 minutes before placing on wire rack.
    Dust with confectioners' (icing) sugar once completely cooled.

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