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So ... cut down on your milk portion. Add a little milk to
oatmeal, then add your dry ingredients, then slowly mix, adding more milk a little bit at a time as necessary.
One other change -- since you'll be using less milk, baking powder in your mix won't have as much acid to react to. This means your biscuits won't rise like they normally do unless you give them a little bit of help. I like to toss a squeeze of lemon juice into mix. You won't taste lemon, but it'll supercharge your baking powder.
Again, your dough will be a little frothy. You'll use less milk and dough will not be as dense as usual. If you're rolling dough and using a biscuit cutter, roll your dough a little thicker than normal before cutting.
That's all -- bake as normal and your result will be biscuits light enough to float off pan!
Joey Robichaux rides the weekly consultant road warrior circuit. He speaks at management conferences and maintains dozens of web sites, including Your Cooking Tips at http://www.your-cooking-tips.com .
