My method is fool proof....bake until they are done!! LOL!
Muffins I have baked take about 10 to 12 minutes at 350.
I cant' imagine what sort of yeast bread you would bake in a muffin tin....so I can't give you any suggestions on that.
Linda c

Not in the mini muffin tins, in the mini loaf pans on the yeast breads.

I want to be able to take soup/stews with a side of bread or muffins for just 1 or two people for friends. It seems to me that mini loaves of bread would be perfect, and probably keep fresher than slices from large loaves.

Thank you Grainlady, that's exactly the info I needed. It never occurred to me to use a thermometer with bread but it appeals, particularly when trying a new recipe or making changes.

My mini loaf pans are 5 5/8x3, which is close enough to 5 3/4x3 I guess.

I also got a pan I thought was meant to make 4 loaves of faux braided bread. The bottom of the pans are shaped to look like a braid. I thought, 'what a great idea!' Then I realized that the "braid" would be on the bottom crust DOH!, so I'm thinking it's really meant for a cake of some kind, that would be glazed.

Thank you!
Can you freeze the yeast loaf breads?

Of course....wrap well....I use foil, just tossing them into a plastic bag will result in some drying unless they will be frozen only for a few days.
Linda C

I find when baking yeast loaves in the mini pans that the time is usually not that much shorter as you would think. For instance, if a regular 8.5" x 4" loaf bakes for 35-45 minutes (per the recipe), the mini loaf is not going to be done in 15-18 minutes but will probably take 20-30 minutes. Just to be sure, always use an instant read thermometer and get a reading of 190 degrees F for the yeast loaf to be completely done in the center. I have long since gotten away from using the "thump" method and now I always turn out the loaf on a clean cloth and insert the instant read thermometer from the bottom of the loaf to the center and watch the temp increase on the digital screen. If one loaf of the same size and recipe is done, then the other mini loaves are done also.

Teresa, I agree. I have one of those pans that bake 4 mini loaves and when my regular loaf pans take 30 minutes, the minis still take 20, sometimes more.

Even I have done to using a thermometer for new recipes. Old recipes like Grandma's bread, I know well. New loaves get the thermometer the first few times, as some of my additions make the crust brown more quickly than others.

Annie