I use store-bought refrigerated pie crust for this recipe. Why? Well, normally I’m a big advocate of making everything from scratch. I don’t even buy tortillas or bread anymore. But when I was creating this recipe I remembered my favorite pie that my grandmother used to make. Around the holidays, all the adults ate pecan pie. Pecans are native to Texas, so it’s a natural for us. But my grandma knew that my brother and I didn’t like it, so she made a special cherry pie just for us. I used to get so excited to see her bring it to our house in her small, Depression-era sized pie pan. It was so small in fact, that my Dad teased her that she only used 1 apple to make an apple pie. After years of wondering how she made her pie so delicious, I found out she used store-bought refrigerated pie dough and a can of cherries. Nothin’ else. So I decided store-bought pie crust is okay by me. Oh, and now that I’m all grown up, I love pecan pie. Why did no one ever tell me about the sweet custard under all those nuts?
