I submit that until somebody learns to make good biscuits with marginal ingredients they'll never make great ones with the best ingredients.
Practice with whole milk and crisco. It's a crime to waste lard and buttermilk on biscuits you're just going to throw away. Once you know how things should feel and look at every step in the process, move on to buttermilk and lard.
ya gotta admit that was a good use of charlie murphy