Rosh Hashanah Chicken with Cinnamon and Apples from Metz

INGREDIENTS

• One 3 1/2-to-4-pound roasting chicken
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 onion, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/3 cups white wine
• 3 apples, cored and cut horizontally into 4 pieces (the French would use reine-des-reinettes apples or pippins, but Fuji apples are fine)
• 2 tablespoons sugar