I must say I do make pies, mostly pumpkin. Now the past few years I havent had to make the crust which was always the messy part! I buy the pillsbury already made that you press into a pie plate and shape out, NOBODY Knows with the flavor and since you can shape them yourself that they are storebought!

and they taste just as good, I just NEVER do the frozen pie shells.
if you like pumpkin pies but not near as much spices, follow the recipe on the libbys pumpkin label and make it only using the cinnamon,drop the cloves and ginger and it is really delicious that way!
Good Luck!
Sometimes I even take two of the crusts and spread into a big 9X13 cake dish connect them and shape it out and make a big pie like that so I dont have to use as many pans for the larger crowds of people and not as much stuff to carry either!
