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Originally Posted by ED BUCHANAN  If its a pie then a pie crust. if its a biscuit dough then chicken with dumplings. |
Nope, not chicken and dumplings. This may be a boston local specialty, i don;t know.
But this is a top crust, that is laid on top like a pie crust, and the pie (or "pie") is baked like a pie in the oven, it's not like dumplings, which are dropped on top of the stew in a pot and the stew is covered so they sort of steam.
It's possible that it might be called "chicken and biscuits" somewhere, but "biscuits" is plural and this is a single top crust, no way you would use the plural.
Anyway, the other day i made a recipe for what they said was autnentic english fish pie and it had a mashed potato crust. Also shepherd's pie has mashed potatoes. Some pies have puff pastry crusts, no? and I've made savory pies with olive oil crust. I think pie means something in a shallow baking dish with a crust, on top, on the bottom or both. But i guess you can define things however you want.
Maybe, Ed, we could use the term for that fruit pie with a biscuit crust, what is it, a "buckle"? it could be a chicken buckle? "Chicken pot buckle".
Anyway, whatever. As you say, it's good, that's what matters.