Recipe - Roasted Chicken With Plums

4 Whole Chicken breasts;
skinned and split
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
2 tablespoon Butter
6 Fresh plums; washed, pitted,
And quartered
4 tablespoon Sugar
One half cup Dry white wine
One half cup Plum wine; plus
2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar

Preheat an oven to 425 degrees. Season the chicken breasts inside and out
with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 1
tablepsoon butter, add the chicken, meatside down and saute the breasts, 3
minutes on each side, before removing to place in an ovenproof dish. Place
in the oven and roast for 7 minutes while you finish the plum sauce. To the
same saute pan, add the plums and saute briefly over high heat. Add the
sugar and cook briefly before adding the white wine. Cook 5 minutes, until
the liquid is reduced by half. Swirl the remaining butter into the plums.
Remove the cooked chicken from the oven, test for doneness by pressing the
breast which should be firm to the touch. Place the chicken on a serving
dish and pour the plum mixture over the chicken. Serve immediately with
potato latkes and sour cream. This recipe yields 4 main course