Preheat oven to 400°F and spray or lightly oil a baking sheet.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Toss butter into the dry ingredients until coated with flour. Working quickly, either:

• Use fingertips to pinch and rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse meal with a few larger pea sized pieces.
• Add flour mixture and butter to food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times to form pea-sized pieces; transfer to a large bowl.
• If hands are warm and food processor is not an option, feel free as a last resort to grate the butter into the flour mixture.

Add milk and toss with a fork until it just comes together into a slightly sticky, shaggy dough. With a knife, and handling as little as possible, divide dough into 8 pieces.

Place lumps, patting them slightly into a round shape (lumpy top is fine) and handling them as little as possible, on baking sheet and bake for 14 to 18 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately.