Instructions: In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
Input: 1/4 cup sliced almonds, 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon grated orange zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped, 2 ounces white chocolate, melted, optional
Output:
almonds, unsalted butter, sugar, orange zest, salt, flour, cranberries, white chocolate