Biscuits

4 cups flour
2 tsp salt
5 tsp baking powder
2/3 shortening
1 1/2-1 3/4 cups milk or 2 cups buttermilk or 2 cups plain yogurt
Mix dry ingredients. Cut in shortening with two knives crisscrossing or pastry blender until fine and crumbly. Add milk and stir with fork until just mixed. Sprinkle flour thickly on counter and turn dough onto counter. Sprinkle a bit more flour on top of dough. Knead about 5 - 10 times. Roll 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. Cut with biscuit or cookie cutter or water glass. Place on baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.