What is the best type of crust for a pecan pie? I find even with covering the crust is done well before the filling. Help!

Hi Evin,

I love the dough recipe in this:
https://food52.com/recipes/15023-spiced-maple-pecan-pie-with-star-anise

Changing from what? I generally use a butter/Crisco combination with pecan pies and it's no problem, but I don't think the type of fat (aka shortening- I will get that word reinstated before I die) has any profound effect on the bake time of a crust.

Hi Evin! My default pie crust is all-butter and this has always worked for me with pecan pies. But the bake time really depends on the filling! Here's a pecan pie recipe that uses a butter/shortening combo for the crust—with a lot of positive reviews: https://food52.com/recipes/39029-craig-kathleen-claiborne-s-mississippi-pecan-pie. Happy Thanksgiving!