In this task, you have to identify the named entities (NER) which are the ingredients required given its directions. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
One example is below.
Q: Preheat oven to 375 degrees., Boil syrup, sugar and shortening over medium heat, stirring constantly., Remove from heat., Gradually stir in flour and nuts., Drop by teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet., Bake 5 to 6 min., Remove from oven and let stand 5 min, before removing from sheet., May be rolled into cylindrical shape while still hot., If cooled too much, return to oven for a minute., Yield: 4 dozen cookies.
A: flour, nuts, corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar
Rationale: This is a good example, as we see the NER is generated correctly from the directions.
Q: Mix the Ricotta cheese until creamy. Add cornstarch, egg yolk, vanilla extract, coconut flakes and homogenize. Divide the batter into 4 equal parts. Color each part into different colors and form balls (10-12 g each)., Preheat the oven to 175 Celsius and prepare two cake pans of 17 cm diameter by greasing them and covering the base with baking paper. Sift flour, cocoa and baking soda together. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs (one at a time), orange extract and cream. Finally add the dry ingredients and homogenize. Divide the batter equally between two bowls. From one of the bowl, take 3-4 spoons of the batter and spread a thin layer onto the bottom of one cake pan. Place coconut balls over this thin layer. Pour the rest of the batter over the balls layer and spread it equally using a spatula. Do the same with the other bowl mixture and the other cake pan. Put the pans into the preheated oven and bake them for 20-25 minutes (check the cakes, they should be springy to touch). When they are done, take the pans off the oven and let cool., Dissolve sugar into cream and bring to a boil. Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate. Let the sit for a few minutes then whisk the mixture until smooth. Let the ganache cool until it reaches room temperature and starts o thicken.
A:
ricotta, powdered sugar, egg yolk, corn starch, vanilla, gel food coloring pink, eggs, sugar, butter, orange extract, baking soda, cocoa dark, flour, dark chocolate, whipping cream, sugar