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FOR CRUST: Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl.
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Add in butter and shortening and rub in with fingertips till mix resembles coarse meal.
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Mix ice water and cider vinegar; pour over flour mix and toss till moist clumps form.
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Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
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Wrap in plastic and chill 45 min.
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(Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
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Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling.)
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FOR SQUASH FILLING: Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut squash in half lengthwise.
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Scrape out seeds.
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Place cut side down in baking dish.
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Bake till tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour.
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Cold completely.
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Scrape squash into processor, discarding peel.
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Puree squash till smooth.
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Measure 1 C squash puree into medium bowl.
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Add in remaining ingredients; whisk till smooth.
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Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/8-inch-thick round.
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Transfer to 9-inch diameter glass pie dish.
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Press dough gently into dish.
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Trim dough, leaving 1/2-inch overhang.
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Fold edge under and crimp decoratively, forming high-standing rim.
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Freeze till hard, about 15 min.
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FOR PECAN FILLING: Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl till blended.
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Fold in 2/3 C minced pecans.
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Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400'F.
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Spread pecan filling in crust.
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Bake till filling is set and slightly puffed, about 20 min.
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Cold 10 min.
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Pour squash filling over pecan layer and smooth top.
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