Except I don't use a recipe per se, I just make 'em like my mama taught me when I was growing up. Biscuits are all about feel. Basically, take about three cups of self-rising flour, around about three heaping tablespoons of shortening or lard in a bowl. Grease a baking pan with the shortening. Pinch the shortening into the flour with your fingers until it's all crumbly. Add milk, stirring with a spoon, until you have a dough that's a little more on the sticky side than the firm side. Turn it out onto a floured board. DON'T KNEAD IT! Handle it as little as possible. DON'T USE A ROLLING PIN! Work it out into a 1/2" or so thick layer with floured hands, then cut the biscuits out with a wide-mouth mason jar ring. Put them in the greased baking pan, preferably touching each other. Bake at 400* or so until they're done, you may or may not have to switch to broil at some point depending on your oven. Pull them out when they're browned to your satisfaction, and rub the tops of the hot biscuits with a stick of butter. It's all about the feel, you'll get them down sooner or later.
