the only way to use Encore with CC is through some elaborate back way that I have yet to fully figure out.
It is not a "back way," it is actually the better way. Dynamic link is a feature many users love, but it is not that difficult to export DVD or Bluray legal files from Premiere/Adobe Media Encoder and import them to Encore. It just requires using a bit rate calculator to deal with sizes and bitrates.
You can also export intermediates to use the automatic transcode settings.