These savory pancakes are soft and tasty, with a simple and versatile recipe — perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a savory snack! Light and tender, you can fill them with whatever you like: ham and cheese, grilled vegetables, hummus, eggs, salmon… let your imagination run wild.
The basic recipe is simple, just a few ingredients — flour, eggs, a little leavening, Greek yogurt — and with a few steps you’ll get soft, golden pancakes.
And here’s the best part: no special equipment needed. Just a nonstick skillet and a bit of patience to flip them at the right moment. In a few minutes you can have a dish that wins everyone over — both young and old — thanks to the contrast between the slightly golden exterior and the soft interior.
If you want to add an extra touch, serve them with a yogurt sauce, pesto, cream cheese or a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. In short: these savory soft and tasty pancakes are your kitchen ally when you want to impress without complicating things.
- Rest time: 15 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Cooking time: 4 Minutes
- Portions: 10 pieces
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 oz grated Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder (for savory preparations)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp fine salt
- to taste ground black pepper (a sprinkle as desired)
Steps
1 – In a large bowl, start by adding the liquid ingredients: the beaten eggs, the yogurt, the milk, the oil, the salt, the pepper and also the grated Parmesan so it melts better. Mix the batter well.
Add the sifted flour, the baking powder and the baking soda. Stir roughly to incorporate all the flour, then let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
2 – Preheat a nonstick skillet over low heat, or a pancake pan like the one in the photo I use (very convenient for making pancakes and many other things — click here to buy it).
Brush the pan with a little olive oil and take a generous spoonful of batter for each pancake. Place the batter in the pan and do not touch it until bubbles form on the surface; at that point it is ready to be flipped and cooked on the other side. It will take about 3-4 minutes in total per pancake.
3 – The pancakes are ready; you can serve them as you like, plain or filled. If you want to get creative, you can add to the batter before cooking: chives, chopped fresh basil, chopped sundried tomatoes, chopped green olives… with imagination you can create many variations.
