PE detests pecan pie. For the longest time my teeth were incapable of handling the nuts. (yay! they're all fixed this year!) I have never made one, and doubt I ever will.
Crust..
Hmm, try using some of the nuts and grind them finely in a coffee grinder. Mix em up with some melted butter, and bake it till its a nice golden brown. Then let it cool before you put the filling in. I have never tried this with pecans, but it works for almonds.
Hmm... that sounds interesting. I might try it sometime, but today I have frozen pie crusts in my freezer already.
Pecan pie is the only pie I truly love. Oh, the delicious, 9000 calorie a slice taste of pecans in various forms of sugar and fat...