Deep-Dish Persimmon Pudding Pie

I was born and raised in Indiana but had never actually heard of persimmon pudding until I moved to the southern part of the state to attend Indiana University. Persimmon pudding is the local delicacy, and although the state is known for its sugar cream pie, people take persimmon pudding way more seriously around here. You can’t meet a local in southern Indiana who doesn’t have his or her grandma’s persimmon pudding recipe handy for fall.

The filling of this pie is a cross between p