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First let me suggest that you simply use a wooden spoon and gently bring the ingredients together. Once the dough is just together, not sticky or wet, it actually will appear a little shaggy, with your hands bring the dough together and place this on a work surface. Now what I like to do now is simply pat and form the dough into a rectangle about 3/4 of an inch thick. Once you have this together use a biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits. For that really brown top at this point you can brush the tops with melted butter. Now here is another fun little trick. once you have the dough together, divide it into 4 or 5 equal size pieces, now here it gets a touch tricky. Roll each piece out as thin as possible while still keeping the dough together. Once each piece is rolled out, stack each on top of the other, using just a sprinkle of water between each layer. Proceed to cut out the same size biscuits, what this does is create a biscuit similar to those Grands flaky l ayered biscuits from the pop open can. I wish you the best of luck.

BTW, you said Bisquick I hope your using Carbquik…

Carbquik Biscuits

2 cups Carbquik
2 ounces Butter, cold
1 tablespoon double acting baking powder
1 pinch salt
½ cup Buttermilk +/- as needed

Preheat oven to 450° F.
Cut the cold butter into the Carbquik with either a pasty cutter or two knives, till the mixture resembles course meal.
Add baking powder a pinch of salt and blend well.
Add the buttermilk to the dry mix.
Mix till dough forms and comes together, but do not over work the dough.
Work the dough either by hand or with a rolling pin to ¾ inch thickness. Cut 2” biscuits with either a round biscuit cutter or a drinking glass dipped in Carbquik
Bake in hot oven 8-10 minutes till biscuits are golden brown.