My bread is great but the crust is tooo brown and taste almost burnt

 

So today I tried my hand at muffins, which turned out awesome and bread the insides good. The crust of my bread come out really really brown and kind of had a burnt taste. I followed the baking instructions on the recipe. The inside was very springy like white bread and it tasted really good. I cut all the crust off. So I want to try this again. 

1. What is the best type of pan to bake bread in. I have a dark Bakers Secret I think the pan is 8.5 by 4.5 if you only measure the inside of the pan.

2. How long do you bake the bread for??? This recipe was at 400 degrees, 1st 10minute with foil on, then 30-40 minutes with it off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Now I'm going to finish munching down the soft yummy inside of my bread....

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