Thanksgiving-GF biscuits

GF flour mix:
1 cup rice flour
1/3 cup potato starch flour
1/6 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum

1 1/2 cups GF flour mix
3 1/2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
rounded 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter (shortening)
3/4 cup buttermilk (almond milk+lemon juice-try 2/3 cup of this mixture-dough was too wet)

Preheat oven to 425 F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Cut shortening into mixture. Stir milk in with fork. Flour counter. Turn dough onto counter, knead a few times. Roll out to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes (snowman cookie cutter) and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 19-21 minutes. Yield 9 biscuits.