2 Cups flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
2 Teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
mix dry ingredients then cut in shortening
add 1 1/4 cups buttermilk and stir in or use hands to mix.
Don't overwork
I pat it out to about a 1/2 inch thick amd cut with a biscuit cutter, then put on a greased flat pan and bake at around 450 til starting to brown on top nicely.
while
Hadn't read down this far...that's a good un, and good advice.