Heat oven to 400. In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, 2 T cinnamon sugar, baking soda and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
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Stir in buttermilk and maple syrup until all ingredients are moistened. Stir in pecans. Turn out dough onto generously floured surface. With floured hands, pat dough to a 9-inch square. Cut out biscuits, using a 2-inch round fluted or straight-sided biscuit cutter. Gather scraps together and cut additional biscuits for a total of 24. Transfer all to an ungreased baking sheet.
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