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Doughy Biscuits

I have a problem and am hoping you can help me. I love recipes that have you put biscuits on top, like creamed chicken and biscuits. However the problem I have is that when you put them on top to bake, the underside of the biscuit never gets cooked. It's always still doughy and runny at times. How do I correct this to be able to bake them on top? Thank you for any help you can give :-) --Laura
Hi Laura, Hmmm, this is a toughy. First off, I want to make sure that if you’re using frozen biscuits (like I call for in Creamed Chicken & Biscuits), that they are completely defrosted before you put them on the creamed chicken to bake. Because if they are still a little frozen, they won’t bake properly. And also make sure that your oven is calibrated correctly – if it’s not hot enough you may have to up the temperature a bit, or bake longer. Beyond that, it may just be that you prefer a more-done biscuit. For many people, part of the appeal of biscuits and chicken is the kind of doughiness of the underside of the biscuit (almost like a dumpling) in contrast to the nicely browned, biscuit-y top. That’s what my family loves!  (But they shouldn't be runny!) If you’d like your biscuits to be more biscuit-like through and through, you might want to try pre-baking the biscuits. Put them on a lightly greased (or parchment-lined) baking sheet and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until the bottoms are just beginning to color, then transfer to the creamed chicken and finish them up in the oven. Or, just bake the biscuits all the way through, then use them to top off the casserole!

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You're quite welcome, Laura! I do hope that my suggestion helps--please let me know if you try it and how it turns out.

Thank you for getting back to me. Usually when I make anything like this its with canned biscuits. Although there are some meal kits that you have to make the dough and drop by spoon fulls on top. It doesn't matter which I way the bottom always stays doughy so that when you scoop up a serving the dough strings some and tastes raw. I thought that if I had the mixture boiling hot when I put the biscuits on it that would fix the problem but it hasn't lol Guess I just need to bake then separate like you suggested. :-)

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