Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs and mix well with mixer, add sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Add all dry ingredients and mix. Bake for 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 450.
Place raisins in bowl with vanilla and place very hot water over raisins.
In large bowl mix all dry ingredients, then add shortening. Add beaten egg and milk. Dough will be wet. Drain raisins, mix raisins in batter. Make circle and cut into 6 slices.