There are 3 popular types of topping, or top crust as it's sometimes called: Drop biscuits: it's the classic topping and the type we're using for this recipe today. It's a wetter, spoonable dough mounded over the fruit filling but can also be slightly spread, as we do for our popular Pear Cobbler. Pie crust: strips of pie dough top the fruit layer in a lattice and is usually called southern peach cobbler. It's a great way to use leftover homemade pie crust. Traditional biscuits: this is how my grandmother made them. She simply put her favorite biscuit (buttermilk scones most of the time) on top.