Preheat oven to 350 degrees
This makes two Irish Breads for me and I use 9 inch glass plates.
Spray the pie plates with cooking spray or coat with butter.
Combine all the dry ingredients and sift or whisk them until combined well.
While you are preparing all this. Soak the raisins in very hot water for about 10 minutes. This plumps them up.
Drain them and coat in white sugar or flour so they don't sink to the bottom of the bread.
I have found that using your hands to mix this works the best. It is messy but it works.
Add the butter and combine well.
Add the raisins and combine well, make sure all the raisins are separated and coated well in the flour mixture.
Add all the wet ingredients (heavy cream, buttermilk, and the egg and stir until well incorporated.
Pour the mixture into the pie plates and cut a cross in the top (tradition) and sprinkle the top with sugar for a sweet crunchy top.
Bake for at least an hour until a knife or toothpick comes out clean.
