Ingredients

    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/3 cup shortening cold
    1 cup milk or buttermilk

Instructions

    In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
    Use a pastry cutter to cut the fat into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal or sand.
    Gradually pour in the buttermilk or milk, stirring until the dough just comes together.
    Turn the dough out onto a clean countertop and form it into a ball.
    Press the dough flat until it is 1-inch thick. Use a circle biscuit cutter or a drinking glass to cut out your biscuits. Combine leftover scraps and continue re-pressing and cutting until all dough is used.
    Place cut biscuits on an un-greased baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for about 12-15 minutes, until the tops are nicely browned.