In an ideal world, we’d all have time to make everything from scratch, but for most of us, cooking and baking has to happen in stolen moments while doing two or three other tasks. Why should our busy schedules mean we don’t get to enjoy tasty and enjoyable meals, though? Using premade ingredients isn’t lazy, it’s a smart time-saving technique! Check out these 7 ways you can use biscuit dough to speed up preparation of miniature versions of delicious, filling food for the whole family.

1. Mini Calzones
   
   Pillsbury
   
   You can have calzones anytime the craving strikes! All you have to do is wrap the dough around your favorite fillings and bake.
2. Mini Chili Bowls
   
   Pillsbury
   
   Everybody loves a bread bowl; everybody enjoys personal, miniature appetizers. Give them both by baking mini bread bowls with the biscuits and filling them with your most powerhouse chili.
3. Coffee Cake
   
   Food Network
   
   This twist brings a different kind of flavor to your favorite coffee cake recipe but keeps the satisfying size intact. Subbing in biscuit dough lets you experiment with toppings, so let your coffee cake get crazy!
4. Turnovers
   
   Simply Recipes
   
   Like the calzones, these turnovers are super easy and turn a long process into a short, got-to-have-it-now one. Just wrap the dough around your favorite fruit filling and bake.
5. Mini Pot Pies
   
   Pillsbury
   
   Bring this filling favorite down to a manageable size. Press the biscuits into a muffin tin, fill with veggies, chicken soup, or any other favorite filling, then fold the excess dough over the top.
6. Pizza
   
   Pillsbury
   
   A go-to favorite of pizza lovers and kids of all ages everywhere! The small size and quick baking time make these the perfect time to experiment and try new toppings, or get a more diet-friendly dose of your more indulgent favorites.
7. Doughnuts
   
   Pirate Grayson
   
   Even though the can directions say “bake,” these biscuits are perfect for frying up into homemade, bite-sized doughnuts. Press down and cut out a circle in the center, then fry away! You can top with sugar, cinnamon, or eat them plain, and the cut-out bits are perfect for homemade doughnut holes.

I think I’m going to try the miniature pot pies first! Which idea calls to you? Be sure to check out more ideas over at Oola! What are some of your favorite ways to use biscuit dough to save yourself time?