A Ground beef should be used within two days of purchase. Be sure to check the use by information on the package label before purchase. You can store ground beef safely in your refrigerator at 35 to 40 degrees, for one to two days. If you can't use it within that time, freeze it.
Quick loaf pans. Most quick loaf recipes (banana bread, zucchini bread) are written for 9 x 5 x 2 3/4-inch pans, a traditionally shaped loaf pan that's just slightly larger than a yeast bread loaf pan. Caveat emptor: Using a yeast loaf pan for a quick bread recipe may result in batter overflowing the pan. Likewise, using a quick bread pan for a yeast loaf recipe may result in a loaf that doesn't dome. These pans, though similar in size and shape, are not interchangeable. Quick loaves also can be baked in a longer, narrower pan (about 12 x 4 x 2 1/2 inches).
My banana bread recipe (based on 4 bananas, 3 cups of flour, 1.5 cups of sugar) usually calls for 350 degrees for 45 minutes for two loaves. For my mini-loaf pan (with VERY mini loafs!) that has eight little loaves per pan, I can get 14 mini-loaves out of the recipe.. In a few hours, I am planning on baking banana bread for the bake sale. I saw a thread that recommended this recipe for a 9x5 pan: http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipe...