What software do I need to make OCR/searchable PDF's?

I recently bought an Epson scanner so I can digitize a mountain of documents I've accumulated over the years. I played with it a little bit before a failing hared drive forced me to get a new laptop (MacBook Pro), at the same time upgrading to Mavericks. So I'm kinda sorta starting over.
It looks like I can easily create PDF's with my Epson scanner alone. What's confusing me is PDF's with searchable text; I think the technical term is OCR.
Is this something I should be able to do with a scanner alone, or do I need to make Acrobat (or another program) part of the workflow?
I have my scanner plugged into my laptop right now, and I can create PDF's with it. But if I open Acrobat and choose "Create PDF," then choose either "EPSON Scan" or "EPSON Scan Settings," I get an error message: "There was an error opening this document. This file cannot be found."
I've also read about a software program called ABBYY Fine Reader. Is this something I can use instead of Acrobat to make OCR PDF's?
Also, how do I know if a PDF I've created is OCR searchable? Can I simply search for a word or phrase on the PDF with a program like Dreamweaver or Apple's Spotlight?
Thanks.

OK, now I see it. I just opened a file I recently scanned, chose "In This File," and I was able to search the text.
So if I can't get Acrobat to communicate with my scanner, then I'll just scan all my files as "plain PDF's," later batch converting them to OCR PDF's. In fact, I wonder if that might actually be a little faster than my original plan - teaming up Acrobat and my scanner to create OCR PDF's from the beginning. It's probably a lot easier and faster just working with a scanner.
Thanks.

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