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).
Let double again in size, about one hour. If you wish to bake bread in pans, lay the formed loaves in the loaf pans, cover, and let rise. Bake. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Once the dough has doubled (the loaf should be very puffy) and the oven has heated, gently invert the loaves onto the prepared pan. Immediately take a very sharp knife or razor and make several quick slits about 1/4-inch deep across the top of the loaf and place the loaf in the oven.