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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
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Spoon 1 tablespoon of the buttermilk into a small bowl; place remainder of 1 cup buttermilk into a separate bowl.
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Stir golden raisins into the larger amount of buttermilk and allow raisins to soak while you complete the remaining steps.
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Spoon 1 tablespoon of the melted butter into the small bowl with the tablespoon of buttermilk; stir to combine and set aside. Set remaining melted butter aside.
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Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
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Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour in reserved butter, and stir until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Mix the egg into the flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
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Mix the soaked raisins with buttermilk into dough and shape dough into a ball.
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Place the ball of dough into prepared pie dish and lightly pat dough down so top is slightly domed.
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Use a sharp knife to cut two crisscrossing lines through the center of the loaf about 1/4 inch deep.
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Thoroughly brush buttermilk and butter mixture over the loaf, getting the mixture into the crevices.
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Bake in the preheated oven until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour.
