The biscuits the original poster made are wonderful. 1)because they really are light and 2)you don't have to cut butter into the flour mixture which makes them very quick and easy.
Re: butter vs oil - give me organic butter any day. The only oils that are healthy are would not make good biscuits. Canola oil is toxic. I am curious how much almond flour I could sub for the white flour and still have a tender product. I'll try it as the person I cook for will eat my failures, though he loves these biscuits as written. I sometimes leave the butter off the top - there's plenty in the recipe.