Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Cut in butter and shortening with a pastry blender, two knives or a fork until it resembles coarse oatmeal.

Add milk. Using a fork, mix into a dough. If needed, add up to 2 tbsp of milk, 1 tbsp at a time. The mixture can still be a bit crumbly.

Dump out onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough less than 5 times so it holds together. The less you handle the dough, the better.

Pat down to ¾ inch thick and cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 425°F for 15 minutes.

Serve hot from the oven.