create a Hive table using schema embedded in avro data file

Tom White requested I add this suggestion for Kite following an email exchange on the topic:
If I have an Avro data file generated by another tool (in my case, sqoop), I'd like to be able to create a Hive table and let Hive automatically read the data file and use the embedded schema.
Right now the only way I know of to do this is use avro-tools getschema to save the schema to a text file, then in Hive do CREATE TABLE blah STORED AS AVRO tblproperties(schema text file).